John M. Pommersheim
John M. Pommersheim | |
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| United States Ambassador to Tajikistan | |
| Assumed office March 15, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth I. Millard |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bucknell University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) Pushkin State Russian Language Institute |
John M. Pommersheim is an American diplomat currently serving as the United States Ambassador to Tajikistan.
Education[]
Pommersheim earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, Master of Arts from Columbia University, and studied at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute on a Department of Defense scholarship.[1]
Career[]
Pommersheim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1990. He has served as Consul General/Principal Officer at the United States Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia and at six United States Missions overseas, including in China and Japan. He most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan.[1]
On September 18, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Pommersheim to be the next United States Ambassador to Tajikistan. On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[2] He was sworn into office on February 22, 2019, and arrived in Tajikistan on March 11, 2019.[3] He presented his credentials to President Emomali Rahmon on March 15, 2019.[4]
Personal life[]
Pommersheim speaks Russian, German, Japanese, and Chinese.[1]
See also[]
- List of ambassadors of the United States
References[]
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, September 4, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN2511 - Nomination of John Mark Pommersheim for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "New U.S. Ambassador John Mark Pommersheim arrives in Dushanbe". asiaplustj.info. March 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors". www.president.tj. March 15, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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- 21st-century American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan
- Bucknell University alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- United States Foreign Service personnel