Michael Dodman

Michael James Dodman (born 1961)[1] is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as an Executive Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the United States Department of State. A career diplomat since 1987, Dodman's previous assignments have included Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan; Economic Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union; and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.[2]

Michael Dodman
United States Ambassador to Mauritania
Incumbent
Assumed office March 13, 2018
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Larry André Jr.
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 59–60) Buffalo, New York
Spouse(s)	Joan
Children	4
Education	Georgetown University Boston University Princeton University

Dodman graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (BS in Foreign Service with an emphasis on International Economics, 1983) and earned an M.A. in Development Economics and International Development at Boston University in 1986 and a Master's in Public Administration at Princeton University in 1999.

References

1. Bewig, Matt (August 21, 2017). "Ambassador to Mauritania: Who Is Michael Dodman?". AllGov. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. July 20, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.