Todd D. Robinson
Todd Robinson | |
|---|---|
United States Ambassador to Guatemala | |
| In office September 16, 2014 – September 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Arnold A. Chacón |
| Succeeded by | Luis E. Arreaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1963 (age 60–61) Fanwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) |
Todd D. Robinson (born c. 1963) is an American diplomat who has served as
Early life and education
Raised in Fanwood, New Jersey, Robinson graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1981 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service in 1985 from Georgetown University.[1]
Robinson speaks Spanish, Italian and Albanian.[1]
Consular career
Robinson joined the
1997 saw Robinson return to Latin America to work as a political officer in the
After four years at the embassy in Santo Domingo, Robinson was again posted to Europe to work as chief of the Political and Economic Section of the Albanian embassy in Tirana. Two years later, Robinson left to work as consul general at the consulate in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
In 2009, he was posted to Guatemala as deputy chief of mission. He stayed until June 2011, when he was recalled to work in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in Washington.[1]
Ambassador to Guatemala
On June 3, 2014, President
He arrived in Guatemala City on October 10 the same year.[1]
Venezuela post
In December 2017, Robinson was reassigned by
Robinson then served as a senior advisor for Central America in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in Washington, D.C., and as the Director of the International Student Management Office at the National Defense University.
Biden administration
On April 12, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Robinson as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.[8] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 15, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on June 24, 2021. On September 28, 2021, Robinson was confirmed by a vote of 53–41.[9][10]
He was sworn in on September 30, 2021.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Straehley, Steve. "U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala: Who Is Todd Robinson?". AllGov. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Todd Robinson". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Diplomat in Venezuela Raises Concern About Detained American". New York Times. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Gurney, Kyra. "State Department to appoint new leader for U.S. embassy in Venezuela". Miami Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Casey, Nicholas (22 May 2018). "Nicolás Maduro Expels Top U.S. Diplomats from Venezuela". New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Joshua Holt case: US sanctions 'to stay' despite prisoner release". BBC News. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate 11 Key Administration Leaders on National Security and Law Enforcement". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "PN447 - Nomination of Todd D. Robinson for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Todd D. Robinson". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
