William H. Moser

William H. Moser (born 1964)[1] is an American diplomat who serves as the United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

William H. Moser
United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan
Assumed office
February 18, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byGeorge A. Krol
United States Ambassador to Moldova
In office
September 21, 2011  January 22, 2015
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byAsif J. Chaudhry
Succeeded byJames Pettit
Personal details
Born1964 (age 5657)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A.)

Education

Moser earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and studied at Universitaet zu Koeln in Cologne, Germany.[2]

Career

He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1984. He has served at seven United States Missions overseas, including as United States Ambassador to Moldova from 2011 to 2015, and in senior leadership positions at the United States Department of State.[2]

Ambassadorships

Moldova

In 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Moser to be the United States Ambassador to Moldova.[3] He served from September 21, 2011 to January 22, 2015.[1]

Kazakhstan

On August 13, 2018, President Trump nominated Moser to be the United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan.[2] His nomination was confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate on January 2, 2019.[4] He was sworn in on February 12, 2019.[5] He presented his credentials on February 18, 2019.[1] Moser previously served in Kazakhstan in 1996, in the then-Embassy in Almaty as a management officer and then as energy attaché.[6]

Personal life

Moser speaks Russian and German.[2]

See also

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Asif J. Chaudhry
United States Ambassador to Moldova
2011–2015
Succeeded by
James Pettit
Preceded by
George A. Krol
United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan
2019–present
Incumbent
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