Richard K. Bell

Richard K. Bell is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast since 2019.

Richard K. Bell
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast
Incumbent
Assumed office October 10, 2019
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Katherine Brucker Chargé d'affaires
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	Pennsylvania State University (B.A.) Boston University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (M.S.)

Education

Bell earned his Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University in French and a Master of Science in Management[1] from Boston University’s International Program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba, Israel.[2]

Career

Early in his career, Bell was Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Salahaddin, Iraq, and the regional coordinator for Northeast Iraq and provincial reconstruction team leader in Kirkuk, Iraq. Previous assignments include as foreign policy advisor to the United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Niamey, Niger, and head of the Political and Economic Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Most recently he served as Chargé d'affaires for the Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad.[2]

On November 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Bell as the next United States Ambassador to Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.[3] On August 1, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate.[4] He presented his credentials to President Alassane Ouattara on October 10, 2019.[5][6]

Personal life

Bell speaks French and Arabic.[2]

See also

• List of ambassadors of the United States

References

1. "Ambassador Richard K. Bell". U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, November 26, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". www.whitehouse.gov. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
4. "PN4 - Nomination of Richard K. Bell for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
5. "L'Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis Richard K. Bell présente ses lettres de créances au Président Alassane Ouattara". Africanews (in French). October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
6. "Richard K. Bell - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2020.