Joseph R. Donovan Jr.

Joseph R. Donovan Jr.
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
Assumed office
November 4, 2016
President Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded by Robert O. Blake, Jr.
Personal details
Alma mater Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Naval Postgraduate School
Donovan greets Secretary of State Pompeo in Jakarta in 2018

Joseph R. Donovan Jr. is an American diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to Indonesia.

Early life

Joseph R. Donovan Jr. graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.[1] He earned a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.[1]

Career

Donovan began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Seoul, South Korea, and he subsequently joined the United States Foreign Service, serving in Qatar.[1] He was the Director of the USDS’s Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs from 2003 to 2005, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the United States, Tokyo from 2005 to 2008, and the Consul General in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2009.[1] He was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the USDS's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2009 to 2011, Associate Professor at the National Defense University from 2011 to 2012, and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2012 to 2014.[1] He was the managing director of the Washington, D.C. office of the American Institute in Taiwan from 2014 to 2016.[1]

Donovan has served as the United States Ambassador to Indonesia since January 2017.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Donovan Jr., Joseph R". United States Department of State. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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