Eric Stromayer
Eric Stromayer | |
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| United States Ambassador to Togo | |
| Assumed office April 11, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David R. Gilmour |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Northwestern University (B.A.) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (M.A.) |
Eric William Stromayer (born 1960)[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Togo since 2019.
Education
Stromayer earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.[2]
Career
Stromayer is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1989. He has served six tours at U.S. Missions overseas and in senior leadership positions at the United States Department of State, including as Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Madagascar, Executive Director of the Bureau of African Affairs, Desk Officer at the Office of West African Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, and as General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Recently he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans in the Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State.[2]
On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stromayer as the next United States Ambassador to Togo. On August 21, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[4] On April 11, 2019, he presented his credentials to President Faure Gnassingbé.[5][6]
Personal life
Stromayer speaks French, Italian, Hungarian, Wolof, Haitian Creole, and some Spanish.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Eric Stromayer - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate, Designate, and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 16, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 21, 2018
- ^ "PN2433 - Nomination of Eric Williams Stromayer for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "New U.S. Ambassador to Togo Presents his Credentials". U.S. Embassy in Togo. April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Togo : Eric Stromayer ambassadeur des États-Unis présente ses lettres de créance". www.centrafriqueledefi.com (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American diplomats
- 21st-century American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Togo
- Northwestern University alumni
- Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni
- United States Assistant Secretaries of State
- United States Department of State officials
- United States Foreign Service personnel