Eugene Young (diplomat)

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Eugene Young
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United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingTodd Philip Haskell
Personal details
EducationMiami University (BA)
George Washington University (MA)

Eugene Stewart Young[1] is an American diplomat who is the designate to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo.

Education[]

Raised in Lockport, New York, Young graduated from Lockport Senior High School in 1980. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Miami University and a Master of Arts in international affairs from the Elliott School at George Washington University.[2][3]

Career[]

Young is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He was the Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. embassy in Vienna, Austria; the Consul and Senior Civilian Representative of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan; and the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Among his other assignments, Young served as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Durban, South Africa, and as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State. He is serving as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.[2]

Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo[]

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Young to be the next United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo. On April 22, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favorable and on December 18, 2021, he was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "PN1908 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 7, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Lockport native advances in Foreign Service". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. Lockport, New York. April 12, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 22, 2021
  5. ^ "PN417 - Nomination of Eugene S. Young for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.


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