Kenneth Braithwaite

Kenneth Braithwaite
United States Ambassador to Norway
Assumed office
February 8, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Samuel D. Heins
Personal details
Born 1960
Livonia, Michigan
Education United States Naval Academy
University of Pennsylvania

Kenneth John Braithwaite II[1] is the United States Ambassador to Norway. His nomination by President Donald Trump[2] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 21, 2017.[3] He has been a business executive and town councilman, and is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy Reserve.[4]

Education

Braithwaite attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated with a bachelor's degree in naval engineering and political science in 1984.[5] He later earned a master's degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.[6]

Military career

Braithwaite was commissioned as a U.S. Navy ensign in 1984.[1] He became a naval aviator in April 1986 and was assigned to fly anti-submarine patrol missions.[6] In April 1988 he was reassigned to public affairs duties.[6]

Braithwaite's active duty service ended in 1993 but he immediately joined the U.S. Navy Reserve.[6] He continued to perform various public affairs assignments until his retirement in 2011.[5][7] His promotion to rear admiral (lower half) was approved by the U.S. Senate in June 2007.[8]

After his military career, Braithwaite has been a communications director at the Embassy of the United States in Islamabad and later a vice president of a consultancy company that works to improve the performance and strategies of healthcare.[9]

Personal

Kenneth Braithwaite and his wife Melissa have one daughter, Grace, and one son, Harrison.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "PN657 — Civilian". U.S. Congress. 9 February 1984. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ↑ "PN1173 — Kenneth J. Braithwaite — Department of State". U.S. Congress. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ "PN1173 — Kenneth J. Braithwaite — Department of State". U.S. Congress. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. ↑ Carey, Kathleen E. (24 October 2017). "Ex-Ridley Park pol picked as ambassador to Norway". The Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. 1 2 "Ken Braithwaite Joins VHA Inc. as Senior Vice President and Executive Officer for VHA's East Coast and Pennsylvania Offices". Marketwired. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Biography". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  7. 1 2 Meehan, Patrick (23 June 2011). "Honoring Rear Admiral Kenneth J. Braithwaite, II". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  8. ↑ "PN296 — Capt. Kenneth J. Braithwaite — Navy". U.S. Congress. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  9. ↑ Dette er mannen Trump vil ha som ambassadør til Norge TV2 Norway (in Norwegian) Retrieved 2018-01-11
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