Robert F. Godec

Robert Frank Godec
Robert Frank Godec
United States Ambassador to Kenya
	In office; February 15, 2013 – February 1, 2019
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Preceded by	Scott Gration
Succeeded by	Kyle McCarter
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
	In office; January 17, 2007 – July 29, 2009
President	George W. Bush; Barack Obama
Preceded by	William J. Hudson
Succeeded by	Gordon Gray
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 64–65); Rantoul, Illinois
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Lori G. Magnusson
Alma mater	University of Virginia ; Yale University
Occupation	Diplomat

Robert Frank Godec (born 1956)[1] is an American career diplomat. He is a Career Minister in the Senior Foreign Service and from 2012 to 2019 served as the United States Ambassador to Kenya. From 2006 to 2009 he was the United States Ambassador to Tunisia.[2][3][4] On January 20, 2021 he became Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs.[5]

Wikileaks

In December 2010 a number of classified diplomatic cables written by Godec from Tunisia in 2008 and 2009[6] were released by WikiLeaks and published by Al Akhbar in Beirut.[7] Many of them were highly critical of the public and personal life of the Tunisian president, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, and his family. Godec mentioned high-level corruption, a "sclerotic" regime, and deep dislike or even hatred for the president's wife, Leila Trabelsi, and her family.[7] There were later suggestions in the press that his comments could have fuelled the Tunisian Revolution, which began in December 2010 and led to the flight of Ben Ali to Saudi Arabia in January 2011.[8]

References

Robert Frank Godec (1956–)
Matt Bewig ([n.d.]) U.S. ambassador to Kenya: Who is Robert Godec?. AllGov.com. Accessed 13 March 2015.
Ambassador Robert F. Godec. Embassy of the United States, Nairobi, Kenya. Accessed 13 March 2015.
Robert F. Godec: U.S. Ambassador to Kenya. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, for the U.S. Department of State. Accessed 13 March 2015.
Ambassador Robert F. Godec: Acting Assistant Secretary - Bureau of African Affairs. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, for the U.S. Department of State. Accessed 25 January 2021.
[Robert Godec] (7 December 2010). US embassy cables: Tunisia - a US foreign policy conundrum. The Guardian. Accessed March 2015.
Ian Black (7 December 2010). WikiLeaks cables: Tunisia blocks site reporting 'hatred' of first lady. The Guardian. Accessed March 2015.
[s.n.] (15 January 2011). Wikileaks might have triggered Tunis’ revolution. Dubai: Al Arabiya News. Accessed March 2015.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by William J. Hudson	United States Ambassador to Tunisia 2006 – 2009	Succeeded by Gordon Gray
Preceded by Scott Gration	United States Ambassador to Kenya 2013 – 2019	Succeeded by Kyle McCarter

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[1] Robert Frank Godec (1956–)

[bewig-2] Matt Bewig ([n.d.]) U.S. ambassador to Kenya: Who is Robert Godec?. AllGov.com. Accessed 13 March 2015.

[emb-3] Ambassador Robert F. Godec. Embassy of the United States, Nairobi, Kenya. Accessed 13 March 2015.

[state-4] Robert F. Godec: U.S. Ambassador to Kenya. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, for the U.S. Department of State. Accessed 13 March 2015.

[stategov-5] Ambassador Robert F. Godec: Acting Assistant Secretary - Bureau of African Affairs. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, for the U.S. Department of State. Accessed 25 January 2021.

[guard2-6] [Robert Godec] (7 December 2010). US embassy cables: Tunisia - a US foreign policy conundrum. The Guardian. Accessed March 2015.

[guard-7] Ian Black (7 December 2010). WikiLeaks cables: Tunisia blocks site reporting 'hatred' of first lady. The Guardian. Accessed March 2015.

[arabiya-8] [s.n.] (15 January 2011). Wikileaks might have triggered Tunis’ revolution. Dubai: Al Arabiya News. Accessed March 2015.