William P. Ruger
William P. Ruger[1] is an American academic serving as the president of the American Institute for Economic Research.[2] He was previously the vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute and the vice president for foreign policy at Stand Together.[3] On September 10, 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[4][5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6]
William Ruger | |
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| Personal details | |
| Education | College of William and Mary (BA, MA) Brandeis University (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Education edit
Ruger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary and a PhD in politics from Brandeis University. Ruger fought in the War in Afghanistan as a member of the United States Navy Reserve.[7][8]
Career edit
Ruger worked as a professor of political science at Texas State University and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.[9]
Prior to his nomination, Ruger had advocated for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.[10][11] Ruger has been associated with the foreign policy realism movement.[12] In September 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[4][5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6]
References edit
- ^ "William P. Ruger". Defense Priorities. June 10, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "William Ruger | AIER". www.aier.org. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Gage, Beverly (September 10, 2019). "The Koch Foundation Is Trying to Reshape Foreign Policy. With Liberal Allies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate the Following Individual to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b Ballhaus, Rebecca (September 4, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Expected to Nominate a New Ambassador to Afghanistan". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "PN2234 - Nomination of William Ruger for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Trump nominates war skeptic as ambassador to Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Vella, Lauren (September 10, 2020). "Overnight Defense: Trump announces new US ambassador to Afghanistan | Pentagon officially withdraws plan to end 'Stars and Stripes' | Biden says Trump doesn't understand national security, intel officials 'don't trust' him". TheHill. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "William P. Ruger, Charles Koch Institute's schedule for 26th SPN Annual Meeting". 26thspnannualmeeting2018.sched.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Gramer, Jack Detsch, Robbie (September 10, 2020). "Will Trump's Troop Drawdown Plans Destabilize Iraq and Afghanistan (Again)?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ruger, William (May 28, 2020). "President Trump Is Right On Afghanistan". The National Interest. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Why U.S. Foreign Policy Isn't Making America Safer". Retrieved September 19, 2020.