Steven Koutsis

Steven Christopher Koutsis is an American diplomat who has been nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Chad.

Steven Koutsis
United States Ambassador to Sudan
Acting
In office
July 7, 2016 – September 10, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJerry P. Lanier
(Chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byBrian Shukan
(Chargé d'affaires)
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationBoston University (B.A.)

Early life and education

Koutsis earned a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University in 1979.[1]

Career

Koutsis is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor. His diplomatic career has involve roles as the Director of the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Deputy Chief of Mission in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Deputy Director in the Office of Central African Affairs. Prior assignments include service as Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Diyala Province, Iraq, Political and Economic Counselor in Monrovia, Liberia, and Deputy Chief of Mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania.[1] Most recently, from 2016 to 2019, he served as the Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.[2]

Personal life

Koutsis speaks French and Arabic.[1]


References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, July 24, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Steven Koutsis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-28.


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