George Edward Moose (born June 23, 1944) is an American diplomat who has served as the chair of the board of directors of the United States Institute of Peace since 2021. He formerly served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1993 to 1997,[1] Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 1997 to 2001,[2] and as Ambassador to the Republics of Benin and Senegal in the 1980s and 1990s. He is primarily known for serving as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the Clinton Administration during the Rwandan genocide.
George Moose | |
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| Representative to the United Nations in Geneva | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Daniel L. Spiegel |
| Succeeded by | James Brendan Foley |
| Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Herman Jay Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Susan E. Rice |
| United States Ambassador to Senegal | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lannon Walker |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Shirley |
| United States Ambassador to Benin | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James B. Engle |
| Succeeded by | Walter Edward Stadtler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Edward Moose June 23, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Biography edit
George Moose was born in New York City in 1944 and was raised in Denver, Colorado. He earned a degree from Grinnell College and attended the Maxwell School of Syracuse University before entering the Foreign Service in 1967. Ambassador Moose had early assignments in Washington D.C., Barbados, Vietnam, and the U.N. in New York. He speaks Vietnamese and French.
Secretary Moose headed the American delegation which participated in the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October 1993.[3]
In 2002 he was promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador.[4]
Moose is currently teaching a course at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs entitled "Reinventing the United Nations" and is currently a fellow at the Harvard University Institute of Politics, where he leads a study group on Africa in the multilateral system. He has served on the Board of Directors of Search for Common Ground since 2003.
References edit
- ^ Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
- ^ "Representatives of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ Japan, Ministry for Foreign Affairs: 12 donor countries + EC
- ^ "Career Ambassadors". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
External links edit
- Legacy Archived 2012-12-20 at archive.today Ambassador George E.Moose donated high-definition audiovisual life story interviews to Legacy.
- United States Department of State: Career of George Edward Moose
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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