Philip S. Goldberg
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| Born | Philip Seth Goldberg August 1, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
Philip Seth Goldberg (born August 1, 1956) is an American diplomat and government official who has served as United States ambassador to South Korea since 2022. He served previously as ambassador to the Philippines, Bolivia and Colombia and chief of the U.S. mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has served in Washington as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. In 2022, he was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea and was confirmed on May 5, 2022 by the United States Senate through a voice vote.
From June 2009 until June 2010, he was the Coordinator for the Implementation of
Early life and education
Goldberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 1, 1956.
Department of State appointments
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Goldberg served overseas as a consular and political officer at the
From 1994 to 1996, Goldberg served as the State Department's Desk Officer for
As special assistant to Ambassador Holbrooke, Goldberg was a member of the American negotiating team in the lead-up to the
From 1998 to 2000, he served as executive assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott.[2] In 2001, Goldberg served as a senior member of the State Department team handling the transition from the Clinton to Bush administrations.[2]
In 2000, Goldberg returned to Colombia on temporary duty as the first coordinator for the U.S. contribution to Plan Colombia.
From January 2001 to June 2001, Goldberg served as acting deputy assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs.[2] From 2001 to 2004, he served as charge d'affaires, a.i., and then deputy chief of mission in Chile.
In September 2008, he was declared persona non grata and expelled from Bolivia, where he had served as U.S. ambassador.[3][4]
In 2018, Goldberg served as charge d'affaires, a.i. at the United States embassy in Cuba. He has received numerous honors for his work, including Presidential Distinguished and Meritorious Rank awards, the
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On May 6, 2019, President
United States ambassador to South Korea
On February 11, 2022, President
See also
References
- ^ "Goldberg, Philip S., 1956-". Library of Congress Authorities. 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i United States Department of State. "Biography of Philip S. Goldberg". September 22, 2006.
- ^ "U.S. Diplomat Tells Why He Was Ousted From Bolivia". Newsweek. September 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. to send ambassador to Bolivia for first time in over a decade". Reuters. January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- National Archives.
- ^ "PN715 — Philip S. Goldberg — Department of State". United States Congress. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "El embajador Philip S. Goldberg presentó sus credenciales al presidente Duque". Facebook. September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "President Biden Announces 2 Diplomatic Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 11, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 14, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN1778 - Nomination of Philip S. Goldberg for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Yonhap (July 12, 2022). "New US ambassador presents copy of credentials to foreign ministry". The Korean Times. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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