Christopher W. S. Ross
Christopher W.S. Ross | |
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| United States Ambassador to Algeria | |
| In office August 12, 1988 – August 14, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | L. Craig Johnstone |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ann Casey |
| United States Ambassador to Syria | |
| In office August 2, 1991 – March 22, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Djerejian |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Crocker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1943 Quito, Ecuador |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Christopher W.S. Ross (born October 4, 1943 in Quito, Ecuador) is a former United States diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Algeria and Syria. On January 7, 2009 he was appointed as the UN envoy to Western Sahara.
Life
He was until recently a special adviser for the Middle East and North Africa at the U.S. mission to the United Nations. His father was Ambassador Claude Gordon "Tony" Ross. In 2003 he was the US State Department Senior Adviser for Arab World Public Diplomacy.[1]
External links
- Online NewsHour: Christopher Ross -- January 16, 2002 Ross discusses scope of public diplomacy campaign
- State Department Archived Biographies -- Christopher W.S. Ross - Coordinator For Counterterrorism
Notes and references
- ^ US State Department profile on Ross
External links
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