Donovan, Joseph R.

Joseph R. Donovan Jr. was confirmed on September 28, 2016, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Indonesia. It was the first such posting for Donovan, a career member of the Foreign Service. He served in the position from January 2017 until February 2020.

Donovan was born and raised in Goshen, New York. He attended Georgetown University, earning a B.S. in Foreign Service in 1973. He went on to earn an M.A. in national security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School 1993. After graduating from Georgetown, Donovan served as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Seoul, South Korea.

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