Prahar, Peter Alan, 1951-

Peter Alan Prahar (born 1951) is an American diplomat. He notably served as U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (2010-2012).

Growing up in the small Oregon coast town of Bandon, Prahar graduated from Bandon High School in 1969. After graduation, Prahar joined the Air Force, which sent him to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, to study Mandarin Chinese, and then to Air Force Intelligence School. Prahar served as an Air Force linguist from 1971 to 1975, with assignments in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Prahar also took classes at the International Christian University in Tokyo, transferring his credits back to the University of Michigan, from which graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. Prahar ran a Radio Shack store for about 10 years in San Francisco before joining the Foreign Service.

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