William H. Moser
William H. Moser (born November 1954)[1] is an American diplomat who serves as the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.[2]
William H. Moser | |
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Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Director of Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations | |
| Assumed office October 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Henry V. Jardine (acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan | |
| In office February 18, 2019 – October 25, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | George A. Krol |
| Succeeded by | Judy Kuo (interim) |
| United States Ambassador to Moldova | |
| In office September 21, 2011 – January 22, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Asif J. Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | James Pettit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 68–69) |
| Relations | Ruth Moser (sister) Michael Thomas Stevens (nephew) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Grady Vester Moser (father) |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A.) |
Education
Moser earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and studied at Universitaet zu Koeln in Cologne, Germany.[3]
Career
He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1984. He has served at seven United States Missions overseas, including as United States Ambassador to Moldova from 2011 to 2015, and in senior leadership positions at the United States Department of State.[3]
Ambassadorships
Moldova
In 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Moser to be the United States Ambassador to Moldova.[4] He served from September 21, 2011, to January 22, 2015.[1]
Kazakhstan
On August 13, 2018, President Trump nominated Moser to be the United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan.[3] His nomination was confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate on January 2, 2019.[5] He was sworn in on February 12, 2019.[6] He presented his credentials on February 18, 2019.[1] Moser previously served in Kazakhstan in 1996, in the then-Embassy in Almaty as a management officer and then as energy attaché.[7]
Personal life
See also
References
- ^ a b c "William H. Moser - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Ambassador William H. Moser". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ a b c d "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 13, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ . whitehouse.gov. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017 – via National Archives. Alt URL
- ^ "PN2393 - Nomination of William H. Moser for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ @state_sca (February 12, 2019). "William H. Moser was sworn in as the next U.S. Ambassador to #Kazakhstan today, in the presence of friends, family, and even Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S. Erzhan Kazykhanov. Our sincere congratulations and best wishes to Ambassador Moser!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Testimony of William H. Moser: Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan" (PDF). Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Retrieved October 11, 2018.