Brian D. McFeeters

Brian D. McFeeters is an American diplomat who has been confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Malaysia.

Brian D. McFeeters
United States Ambassador to Malaysia
Assuming office
TBD
Nominated byDonald Trump
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingKamala Shirin Lakhdhir
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (B.A., B.S.)
University of New Mexico (M.S.)
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (M.A.)

Early life and education

McFeeters was awarded Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Science from the University of New Mexico, and a Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is also a Distinguished Graduate of the Long-Term Economic Training course of the Foreign Service Institute at the United States Department of State.[1]

Diplomatic career

McFeeters is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He started his State career by being a senior advisor in the Office of the Counselor to the Secretary of State. He was also the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs in Washington and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Additional assignments include serving as the Economic Minister Counselor of the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium and Economic Minister Counselor for U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. He also served as Political Counselor at Embassy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and as Deputy Political Counselor and North Korea Watcher at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Earlier, in Washington, he was the Deputy Director in the Office of Maritime Southeast Asia while at the State Department. He is currently serving as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

United States Ambassador to Malaysia

On July 21, 2020, President Donald Trump sent his nomination to the Senate. He had been nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Malaysia.[2] On December 2, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[3] On December 22, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee and subsequently confirmed by the Senate by voice vote later that same day.[4]

Personal life

McFeeters speaks Malay, Indonesian, French, Spanish, and German. He has been awarded multiple awards including the Salzman Award for International Economic Performance.[1]

See also

References
  1. "McFeeters, Brian D – Malaysia – August 2020" United States Department of State, June 11, 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Seven Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, July 21, 2020
  3. "Hearing", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, December 2, 2020
  4. "PN2101 - Nomination of Brian D. McFeeters for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir		 United States Ambassador to Malaysia
Taking office 2021		 Incumbent
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