Eugene S. Young
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Eugene Stewart Young[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Republic of the Congo since 2022.
Education
Raised in
Lockport, New York, Young graduated from Lockport Senior High School in 1980. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Miami University and a Master of Arts in international affairs from the Elliott School at George Washington University.[2][3]
Career
Young is a career member of the
Deputy Secretary of State. He is serving as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.[2]
Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
On April 15, 2021, President
Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on his nomination on June 9, 2021. The committee reported his nomination favorably on June 24, 2021. Young was confirmed on December 18, 2021, by the entire Senate via voice vote.[4] He presented his credentials to President Denis Sassou N’Guesso on March 30, 2022.[5]
Personal life
Young speaks German, French, Slovene, Slovak, and Serbo-Croatian.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "PN1908 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 7, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Lockport native advances in Foreign Service". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. Lockport, New York. April 12, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "PN417 - Nomination of Eugene S. Young for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ @USEmbassyBrazza (March 30, 2022). "L'Ambassadeur Eugene S. Young, nouvel Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis en Rép. du Congo, a présenté ses lettres de créance au Président Denis Sassou N'Guesso aujourd'hui" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-31 – via Twitter.
