Records of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 1901 - 1994. Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN) Reports, 7/1/1998 - 12/31/2011

Armbruster, Thomas Hart, 1958-

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Thomas Hart Armbruster (born 1958) is a retired American diplomat. He notably served as U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands (2012-2016). Born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Maryland, Armbruster earned a bachelor's degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland and a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He worked as a radio and television journalist before joining the Foreign Service in 1988. During his foreign service career, A...

Zumwalt, James Peter, 1956-

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James Peter Zumwalt (born April 13, 1956) is a retired American diplomat. He notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau (2011-2014). A native of El Cajon, California, Zumwalt earned B.A. in American history and Japanese language from the University of California-Berkeley in 1979. He did some post-graduate work studying Japanese at two universities in Japan. Upon joining the Foreign Service, one of Zumwalt's first assignments was in Kinshasa, Zaire as economic officer fr...

Thorne, David Hoadley, 1944-

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David Hoadley Thorne (born September 16, 1944) is an American businessman and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador to San Marino (2009-2013) Born in New York City, Thorne lived in Rome, Italy for a decade while his father helped administer the Marshall Plan. He returned stateside to attend college at Yale University, where he first met John Kerry. After graduating in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts in American history, Thorne served in the U.S. Navy and saw duty in Viet...

Sison, Michele Jeanne, 1959-

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Ambassador Michele Sison was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Haiti on February 12, 2018. She served as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations (2014-2018), U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives (2012-2014), U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon (2008-2010), and U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2004-2008). She began her diplomatic career in Haiti in 1982, serving as the human rights officer at Embassy Port au Prince. Ambassador Sison’s diplomatic assignments also include Assistant...

Shear, David Bruce, 1954-

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David Bruce Shear (born 1954) served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (2014-2016). Prior to his nomination for this position, he served as United States Ambassador to Vietnam (2011-2014). Prior to his ambassadorship, he served in Sapporo, Beijing, Tokyo, and Kuala Lumpur. In Washington, Ambassador Shear has served in the Offices of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Affairs and as the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. He was...

Robinson, Todd D., 1963-

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Ambassador Todd D. Robinson serves as Senior Advisor for Central America in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in Washington, DC. Ambassador Robinson was previously Charge d’Affaires in Caracas, Venezuela from December 18, 2017 to May 22, 2018, when he was expelled by President Maduro. He was previously U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala from September 16, 2014, to September 20, 2017. Ambassador Robinson is a career diplomat with the rank of Minister Counselor. Ambassador Robi...

Rivkin, Charles Hammerman, 1962-

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Charles H. Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). He leads the MPA’s global mission to advance and support the film, television, and streaming content industry. The MPA’s members currently include; Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros. Drawing on almost 30 years of experience as a media executive and a leading U.S. diplomat, Rivkin advocates for policies that drive investment in film and television production, protect creative content, and ...

Ricciardone, Francis Joseph, 1952-

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Francis J. Ricciardone is the President of the American University in Cairo. He formerly served as the Atlantic Council Vice President and the Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Before joining the Council, he was a career Foreign Service Officer in Washington, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, including assignments as Ambassador to Turkey (2011-14), Charg d’Affaires and Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan (2009-10), Ambassador to Egypt (2005-8), and Ambassador to the Philip...

Pettit, James D., 1956-

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James Pettit (born 1956) is an American diplomat. He most notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Moldova (2015-2018). Born in North Dakota, Pettit moved to Hamburg, Iowa at the age of seven, and later to Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of fifteen. He attended Iowa State University, graduating in 1978 with a degree in international studies and Russian. His first professional job after college was as a letter of credit specialist in the international division of First American Bank in Washington...

Pekala, Mark Andrew, 1959-

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Mark Pekala has been the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) since March 2020. Before that, he served as Director of the State Department’s Office of Career Development and Assignments and as Staff Director for the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service. From 2016 to 2018, Ambassador Pekala was Assistant Professor at the National War College, also serving as Vice Commandant and International Affairs Advisor. He was the U.S. ...

Patterson, Anne Woods, 1949-

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Anne Woods Patterson (born October 4, 1949) is an American diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. She served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt (2011-2013), U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (2007-2010), acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005), U.S. Ambassador to Colombia (2000-2003), and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1997-2000). Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Patterson attended The Hoc...

Mustard, Allan Phillip, 1955-

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Allan Phillip Mustard (born 1955) is a retired American diplomat. He most notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan from 2015 until 2019. Growing up on a dairy farm in rural Brady, Washington, Mustard graduated from nearby Montesano High School in 1973 and attended community college at Grays Harbor College, earning an associate’s degree in 1975. He then transferred to the University of Washington, where he earned a B.A. in political science and Slavic languages and literature in 1978....

Murphy, Phil, 1957-

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Governor Phil Murphy, as he says, “grew up in a family that was middle class on a good day,” the youngest of four children with only one parent who graduated high school. His upbringing – where religion, a strong work ethic, education, and civic awareness were pillars of family life – shaped his values, his priorities, and the leader he is today. Since taking office, Governor Murphy has focused on building a stronger and fairer New Jersey that works for every family. He has signed legislation...

Munter, Cameron, 1954-

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Cameron Munter (born 1954) is a retired diplomat, academic, and executive who now works as a global consultant. He stepped down as President and CEO of the EastWest Institute (EWI) in New York, a nonprofit dedicated to international conflict resolution, in 2019. He led EWI from 2015 to 2019, directing conflict resolution projects in Russia, China, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Balkans. He is currently affiliated with Agora Strategies (Munich) and Project Associates (London) and serves on ...

McFaul, Michael Anthony, 1963-

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Michael Anthony McFaul (born October 1, 1963) is an American academic and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. McFaul is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor in International Studies in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University, where he is also the Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a contributing column...

Koenig, John M., 1958-

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John M. Koenig (born September 24, 1958) is an American diplomat and served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus. Koenig was born in Tacoma, Washington. As a teen-ager he visited Pakistan with a family friend and was later an exchange student. He earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Washington and a master's degree in foreign relations from Johns Hopkins University. Koenig joined the Foreign Service in 1984. Early career assignments included service as vice consul at t...

Kenney, Kristie Anne, 1955-

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Heidt, William A., 1961-

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William A. "Bill" Heidt (born 1961) is an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Cambodia from 2015 to 2018. He was nominated on April 7, 2015, by President Barack Obama to succeed William E. Todd. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2015, and sworn in on September 14, 2015. As ambassador, Heidt launched initiatives to expand trade and investment between the U.S. and Cambodia, strengthen respect for human rights and democracy, build Cambodia’s nascent technology s...

Gwaltney, Sheila S., 1954-

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Sheila S. Gwaltney (born 1954) is a retired U.S. diplomat. Her most notable appointment was as Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2015 to 2017. Born in Woodland, California, Gwaltney attended nearby the University of California-Davis, earning a B.A. in international relations. She did her graduate work at George Washington University, earning an M.A., also in international relations. After college, Gwaltney worked as a program coordinator for Delphi Research Associates in Washington. She joined...

Fulton, Laurie Susan, 1949-

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Laurie S. Fulton was U.S. Ambassador to Denmark from July 2009 through February 2013. As Ambassador, she managed U.S. relations with Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands in areas related to national security, counter-terrorism, arctic policy, piracy, and international law enforcement, among others. She co-founded Green Partners for Growth, a bi-lateral, public-private initiative to develop business opportunities for U.S. and Danish companies in sustainable energy and green technologies. Amba...

Eikenberry, Karl Winfrid, 1951-

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Karl Eikenberry is the William J. Perry Fellow in International Security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and a faculty member of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. He is also an affiliated faculty member with the Center for Democracy, Development, and Rule of Law, and researcher with The Europe Center. Prior to his arrival at Stanford, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from May 2009 until July 2011, where he led the civi...

Chapman, Todd C., 1962-

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Todd C. Chapman is the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on October 30, 2019, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 20, 2020 and arrived in Brazil on March 29, 2020. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Chapman earlier served as U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador from 2016 – 2019. Ambassador Chapman’s career has focused on promoting economic development and security partnerships around the world. He previously served as Principal Deputy A...

Derse, Anne E. (Anne Elizabeth), 1954-

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Anne Elizabeth Derse, a career Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, served for over thirty years with the U.S. Department of State in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She was U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania 2009-2012 and to Azerbaijan 2006-2009. Earlier in her career, she held senior positions managing economic relations at the U.S. Mission to the European Union and at the U.S. Embassies in Korea, the Philippines and in Belgium, where she also served as the last U.S. Commis...

Klemm, Hans G. (Hans George), 1957-

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Hans George Klemm (born August 21, 1957) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Romania from September 21, 2015 to December 2019. Previously he also served as the United States ambassador to East Timor from June 12, 2007 to May 25, 2010. Klemm graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Economics and History, and from Stanford University with an M.A in International Development Policy. He is fluent in Japanese and German. He joined the United States Fore...

Thomas, Harry K. (Harry Keels), 1956-

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Though born in New York City’s Harlem community, Harry Keels Thomas, Jr. was raised in a middle-class neighborhood in Queens where most parents were civil servants. His mother was a social worker and his father, a World War II veteran, operated small businesses. Thomas finished Brooklyn Technical High School and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worchester, Massachusetts in 1978 with a degree in political science. Upon earning a master’s degree in urban planning at Columbia Uni...

Roos, John V. (John Victor), 1955-

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John Victor Roos (born February 14, 1955) is a former United States Ambassador to Japan and is the Founding Partner, Geodesic Capital. Before accepting the ambassadorship from President Barack Obama, Roos was the CEO of Silicon Valley-based law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Roos was hired by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in 1985, having previously worked for O'Melveny & Myers in the early 1980s. The company caught the tech startup wave and over the next 25 years became the prem...

Feinstein, Lee A. (Lee Andrew), 1959-

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Ambassador Lee A. Feinstein, whose experience includes more than two decades serving in high-level positions in diplomacy and foreign affairs, was appointed founding dean of Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies in December 2013. Feinstein, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Poland from 2009 to 2012, has had a distinguished career in and out of government. A noted scholar-practitioner, he has served two secretaries of state and a secretary of defen...