Michael Dodman

Michael James Dodman (born 1961)[1] is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as an Executive Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the United States Department of State. A career diplomat since 1987, Dodman's previous assignments have included Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan; Economic Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union; and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.[2]

Michael Dodman
United States Ambassador to Mauritania
Assumed office
March 13, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byLarry André Jr.
Personal details
Born1961 (age 5960)
Buffalo, New York
Spouse(s)Joan
Children4
EducationGeorgetown University
Boston University
Princeton University

Dodman graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (BS in Foreign Service with an emphasis on International Economics, 1983) and earned an M.A. in Development Economics and International Development at Boston University in 1986 and a Master's in Public Administration at Princeton University in 1999.

References

  1. Bewig, Matt (August 21, 2017). "Ambassador to Mauritania: Who Is Michael Dodman?". AllGov. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. July 20, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Larry André Jr.
United States Ambassador to Mauritania
2018–present
Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.