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Chris Hodges | |
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US Consul General in Chennai | |
In office July 31, 2023 –Incumbent | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Assistance Coordination and Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs | |
In office January 25, 2021 –June 14, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs and Press and Public Diplomacy | |
In office September 8, 2020 [1] –January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Succeeded by | Hady Amr |
Head of Palestinian Affairs Unit at the US Embassy in Jerusalem | |
In office August 2019 –August 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Mike Hankey |
Succeeded by | George Noll |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
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