George P. Kent
George Kent | |
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U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to Ukraine | |
In office 2015–2018 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Succeeded by | Pamela Tremont |
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Education | Harvard University (AB) Johns Hopkins University (MA) National Defense University (MS) |
George P. Kent is an American diplomat. He is ambassador to Estonia since February 21, 2023. George Kent served as deputy assistant secretary of state for the European and Eurasian Affairs from 2018 to 2021.[1] As a United States Foreign Service officer, his early service has included assignments in the U.S. diplomatic missions to Poland, Thailand and Uzbekistan. In 2004, he was assigned to serve as deputy political counselor in Kyiv, Ukraine, and was deputy chief of mission in Kyiv from 2015 to 2018.
On October 15, 2019, Kent gave a deposition in the
Education
Kent graduated from high school in 1985 at
Career
Kent has been a member of the United States Foreign Service since 1992.[6][7] He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and Thai, as well as some Polish, German, and Italian.[1] He has worked as a U.S. Foreign Service officer in Ukraine, Poland, Thailand and Uzbekistan.[5]
From 1995 to 1997, he was posted in Warsaw, Poland, as an economics officer dealing with trade, environmental, and counter-narcotics issues.[5]
Ukraine appointments
Kent was later assigned to serve as deputy political counselor in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 2004 to 2007, which included the time period of the Orange Revolution.[5] From 2012 to 2014, Kent served as director of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.[1] He served as a senior anti-corruption coordinator in the European bureau in 2014–2015,[1] and as deputy chief of mission in Kyiv from 2015 to 2018.[7]
On September 4, 2018, he was appointed to the position of
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Testimony of Kent and Ambassador William Taylor before the House Intelligence Committee, November 13, 2019, C-SPAN |
On October 15, 2019, Kent gave a deposition in the
While serving as interim
U.S. Ambassador to Estonia
On September 2, 2022, President
References
- ^ a b c d e f "George P. Kent". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Transcript: Kent and Taylor public testimony in front of House Intelligence Committee". The Washington Post. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Who is testifying in impeachment hearings? Meet William Taylor, George Kent and Marie Yovanovitch". AP News. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Kropf, Schuyler (November 14, 2019). "Key Trump Ukraine impeachment witness George Kent has Charleston roots". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "USUBC Members welcomed George Kent, new Deputy Assistant Secretary, Europe, U.S. State Department, in Washington, D.C". U.S.–Ukraine Business Council. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Hansler, Jennifer (October 15, 2019). "Another career diplomat caught in the Ukraine scandal speaking to impeachment probe Tuesday". CNN. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Bade, Rachael (October 15, 2019). "State Department official to face questions about Ukraine and Giuliani". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Kane, Paul; Demirjian, Karoun; Bade, Rachael (October 15, 2019). "White House directed 'three amigos' to run Ukraine policy, senior State department official tells House investigators". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Herb, Jeremy; Cohen, Marshall (November 13, 2019). "State Department official describes Giuliani's 'campaign of lies' in Ukraine". CNN. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Джордж Кент прокоментував скандальну статтю Володимира Путіна". July 16, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "PN2592 - Nomination of George P. Kent for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador George P. Kent". U.S. Embassy in Estonia. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.