Tibor P. Nagy

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Tibor P. Nagy
18th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Assumed office
July 23, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDonald Yamamoto
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
August 9, 1999 – July 19, 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byDavid H. Shinn
Succeeded byAurelia E. Brazeal
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office
October 10, 1996 – July 25, 1999
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJoseph A. Saloom
Succeeded byJoyce Ellen Leader
Personal details
Born
Tibor Peter Nagy Jr.

(1949-04-29) April 29, 1949 (age 75)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityUnited States
SpouseEvan Jane Nagy
Children3
EducationTexas Tech University (AB)
George Washington University (MSA)
OccupationDiplomat
AwardsMeritorious Honor Award (5)
Superior Honor Award (1)

Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. (born April 29, 1949, Budapest, Hungary) is the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[1] He is a former American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Ethiopia.[2] After retiring from the Foreign Service, Nagy served as Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University,[3] from which he graduated in 1972.[4] He also holds a master's degree from The George Washington University.

Nagy was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs by President Donald Trump on May 10, 2018. He testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 14 and was confirmed by a voice vote of the full Senate on June 28.[5] Nagy assumed office on July 23, 2018.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tibor P. Nagy, Jr". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Tibor P. Nagy". History.state.gov. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech University :: Office of International Affairs :: Staff Directory". Iaff.ttu.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ^ http://breedlove.org/external%20files/board_tibor_nagy_bio.pdf[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "PN1944 — Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

External links

Media related to Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. at Wikimedia Commons

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
1999–2002
Succeeded by