David Hale (diplomat)
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| Born | David Maclain Hale 1961 (age 62–63) BSFS ) |
David Maclain Hale (born 1961) is an American diplomat and
Early life
David Hale was born in
Career
Hale joined the Foreign Service in 1985.[4] He served at the United States missions to Tunisia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Nations.[6][4] In Washington, Hale was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel, Egypt and the Levant and Director for Israel-Palestinian Affairs. He held several staff posts, including Executive Assistant to Secretary of State Albright.[5]
Hale was
Hale was the United States Ambassador to Pakistan from August 5, 2015 to August 30, 2018.[5] In May 2017, he dedicated a new Counter-Terrorism Department building in Karachi.[7] The building, which had been bombed in 2010, was rebuilt at a cost of 24 million Pakistani rupees contributed from the United States Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.[7]
Hale is the recipient of several Department Superior and Meritorious Honor awards, including the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award in 2013.[5]
In July 2018, President
On September 13, 2018, Hale was promoted to the rank of
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Service as Under Secretary
In early 2020, Under Secretary Hale visited West Africa to advance US diplomatic interests in the Sahel.[11]
In September 2020, Hale testified that a potential sale of
In 2021, Victoria Nuland was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the new administration. Hale consequently stepped down from the position and was detailed to the Wilson Center, a policy think-tank based in Washington D.C, as a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow. Upon his resignation as Under Secretary, he ceded his status as the highest-ranking U.S. Foreign Service Officer, a position held by the officer serving in the highest political appointment in the Department (usually Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary for Political Affairs) irrespective of years of service.
Testifying in impeachment inquiry
Hale appeared before House investigators on November 6, 2019 with regard to the impeachment inquiry. Hale came to the attention of the impeachment inquiry when
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 Testimony of Hale and Laura Cooper to the House Intelligence Committee, November 20, 2019, C-SPAN |
On November 20, 2019, Hale testified that an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official informed him that Trump ordered aid to be withheld from Ukraine.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "David Hale (1961–)". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Wilson Center Names Ambassador David Hale as Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow | Wilson Center".
- ^ Trump impeachment hearings Day 4, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2019-11-21
- ^ a b c "David Hale new US envoy to Pakistan". Dawn.com. Dawn. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ U.S. Department of State. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "David Hale nominated as next US ambassador to Pakistan - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b Ali, Imtiaz (11 May 2017). "US contributes Rs24m for new CTD building in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- National Archives.
- U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "David Hale - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale will travel to West Africa". U.S. Embassy in Mali. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Top US lawmakers voice support for Israel's military edge amid F-35 sale". DefenseNews. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ The Wall Street Journal, "First Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry to Begin Next Week", Nov. 6, 2019 [1]
- ^ "3 takeaways from Laura Cooper's and David Hale's testimony". The Washington Post. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links
- Deposition Nov. 6, 2019
- David Hale collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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