William T. Monroe

William T. Monroe was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 25, 2004 as the Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain and was sworn in on August 3, 2004. He assumed his responsibilities in Manama on August 24, 2004. Mr. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, from April 2002 to June 2004. Prior to that he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.

Mr. Monroe joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1978 and has served in a variety of positions at U.S. Embassies in the Middle East and Asia including Egypt, Iraq, Burma, Oman, China, Singapore, Kuwait and Pakistan. In the Department of State, he has worked in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs and the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs. An economic officer, Mr. Monroe worked for three years as an International Trade Specialist at the Department of Commerce before joining the Department of State. He undertook long-term Arabic language training in Tunis and Chinese in Taipei.

Mr. Monroe received his B.A. in history from Stanford University and his M.A. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.