This article is about the US Ambassador to the Zimbabwe. For the Washington D.C. Councillor, see Harry Thomas Jr. For other individuals named Harry Thomas, see Harry Thomas (disambiguation).
Harry Keels Thomas Jr.[2] (born June 3, 1956) is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
In September 2011, Thomas sparked outrage – while in post as Ambassador to the Philippines – by making the remark that "40% of male tourists to the Philippines go there for sex tourism", without publicly presenting evidence for this remark.[9] He subsequently made a public apology to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.
Grand Cross (Datu) of the Order of Sikatuna(GrCS) (October 14, 2013)
Referencesedit
^Michael Reardon (2007). "THE PROFILE: Harry K. Thomas Jr., '78". Alumni/Advancement. Holy Cross Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
^"Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. October 16, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ abcPress release (March 23, 2010). (PDF). Embassy of the United States of America, Manila. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
^ abAgence France-Presse (November 20, 2009). . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23.
^Beth Day Romulo (May 11, 2010). . Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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This article is about the US Ambassador to the Zimbabwe For the Washington D C Councillor see Harry Thomas Jr For other individuals named Harry Thomas see Harry Thomas disambiguation Harry Keels Thomas Jr 2 born June 3 1956 is an American diplomat who served as the U S Ambassador to Bangladesh the Philippines and Zimbabwe Harry ThomasUnited States Ambassador to ZimbabweIn office February 25 2016 March 25 2018PresidentBarack ObamaDonald TrumpPreceded byDavid WhartonSucceeded byBrian A NicholsUnited States Ambassador to the PhilippinesIn office April 27 2010 October 16 2013PresidentBarack ObamaPreceded byKristie KenneySucceeded byPhilip S GoldbergDirector General of the Foreign ServiceIn office September 21 2007 June 24 2009PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byGeorge McDade StaplesSucceeded byNancy Jo PowellExecutive Secretary to the Department of StateIn office July 25 2005 July 27 2007PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byKarl W HofmannSucceeded byDaniel Bennett SmithUnited States Ambassador to BangladeshIn office August 14 2003 July 2 2005PresidentGeorge W BushPreceded byMary Ann PetersSucceeded byPatricia A ButenisPersonal detailsBornHarry Keels Thomas Jr 1956 06 03 June 3 1956 age 67 1 New York City New York U S Spouse s Ericka OvetteMithi AquinoChildrenCasey MerieAlma materCollege of the Holy Cross BA Columbia University MS Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Controversy 4 Foreign languages 5 Awards and honours 5 1 Foreign honours 6 References 7 External linksEducation editThomas is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and earned his Master s of Science in Urban Planning at Columbia University He also has an honorary doctorate from Loyola University Maryland where he delivered the commencement address in May 2010 3 Career editThomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984 His early postings included service in the US embassies in New Delhi India Harare Zimbabwe Kaduna Nigeria and Lima Peru 3 He also served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State Director General of the U S Foreign Service Director of the State Department Operations Center and Special Assistant to the then U S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 4 Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Bangladesh serving from 2003 to 2005 and Director General of the United States Foreign Service serving from 2007 to 2009 Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney as Ambassador to the Philippines the first African American to serve at that post 4 He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19 2010 3 and presented his credentials to Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 27 2010 5 He was then nominated and confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe on October 22 2015 6 He was sworn in on December 8 2015 7 He returned to the United States from Zimbabwe on March 25 2018 planning to retire from the Foreign Service 8 Controversy edit nbsp Thomas left with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J Burns middle and President Benigno S Aquino III right In September 2011 Thomas sparked outrage while in post as Ambassador to the Philippines by making the remark that 40 of male tourists to the Philippines go there for sex tourism without publicly presenting evidence for this remark 9 He subsequently made a public apology to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Foreign languages editThomas speaks English Spanish Hindi Tagalog and Bengali Awards and honours editForeign honours edit nbsp Philippines nbsp Grand Cross Datu of the Order of Sikatuna GrCS October 14 2013 References edit Michael Reardon 2007 THE PROFILE Harry K Thomas Jr 78 Alumni Advancement Holy Cross Magazine Retrieved 2009 11 23 Harry Keels Thomas Jr 1956 U S Department of State Office of the Historian October 16 2013 Retrieved December 5 2015 a b c Press release March 23 2010 U S Senate Confirms Nomination of Harry K Thomas Jr as Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines PDF Embassy of the United States of America Manila Archived from the original PDF on 2010 06 01 Retrieved 2010 05 18 a b Agence France Presse November 20 2009 Obama names envoys to RP Singapore Philippine Daily Inquirer Archived from the original on 2009 11 23 Beth Day Romulo May 11 2010 Welcome to Ambassador Thomas Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 2010 05 13 Retrieved 2010 05 18 October 2015 Senate Periodical Press Gallery Ambassador Designate Harry K Thomas Jr United States Department of State December 23 2015 Archived from the original on December 23 2015 Retrieved December 23 2015 US Ambassador snubs Mugabe Southern Times March 23 2018 Retrieved 2018 07 19 US ambassador to Philippines apologises for sex tourism remark The Guardian October 8 2011 Retrieved February 13 2013 External links editHarry K Thomas Jr on Twitter nbsp nbsp Media related to Harry K Thomas Jr at Wikimedia Commons US Department of State biographyDiplomatic postsPreceded byMary Ann Peters United States Ambassador to Bangladesh2003 2005 Succeeded byPatricia A ButenisPreceded byKarl W Hofmann Executive Secretary to the Department of State2005 2007 Succeeded byDaniel Bennett SmithPreceded byGeorge McDade Staples Director General of the Foreign Service2007 2009 Succeeded byNancy Jo PowellPreceded byKristie Kenney United States Ambassador to the Philippines2010 2013 Succeeded byPhilip S GoldbergPreceded byDavid Wharton United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe2016 2018 Succeeded byBrian A Nichols Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry K Thomas Jr amp oldid 1187272733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
