Richard K. Bell
Richard K. Bell | |
|---|---|
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast | |
| In office October 10, 2019 – January 31, 2023[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Katherine Brucker Chargé d'affaires |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Davis Ba |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (B.A.) Boston University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (M.S.) |
Richard K. Bell is an American diplomat who served as the
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast
from October 10, 2019, to January 31, 2023.
Education
Bell earned his Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University in French and a Master of Science in Management[2] from Boston University’s International Program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba, Israel.[3]
Career
Early in his career, Bell was Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in
Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire
On November 26, 2018,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 17, 2019. The committee reported his nomination favorably on July 25, 2019. On August 1, 2019, Bell's nomination was confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate.[5] He presented his credentials to President Alassane Ouattara on October 10, 2019.[6][7]
Personal life
Bell speaks French and Arabic.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire-USA : En fin de mission, Bell félicite Ouattara et le peuple ivoirien pour les progrès réalisés au moment où tous ses voisins ont de sérieux problèmes".
- ^ "Ambassador Richard K. Bell". U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". www.whitehouse.gov. November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "PN4 - Nomination of Richard K. Bell for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Richard K. Bell - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
