David Ranz | |
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Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai | |
Assumed office 27 August 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Edgard Kagan |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Taly Lind |
Alma mater | Yale University,Princeton University |
David J Ranz is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service who has been serving as Consul General in Mumbai [1] [2] since August 2019. Ranz has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia [3] in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs;and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan. [4] Ranz was also Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs. [5]
Ranz is married to Taly Lind,a Foreign Service Officer with the USAID,and has two children. [5]
Ranz graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University and received his master's degree from the Princeton University. [5]
Prior to his current appointment as Consul General in Mumbai,Ranz has served as
Ranz initiated various bilateral talks between Maldives and United States and committed $10 million support to the government of Maldives. [6] He also welcomed renewed ties between India and Maldives. [7]
Local community hosted Namaste America special event to welcome Ranz. [1] He signed MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture,Government of Maharashtra to promote collaboration between Maharashtra and United States of America. [8] He was felicitated by the Ministry of Marathi language for building bilateral relations between US and Maharashtra through local Marathi language. [9] [10]
He received several awards throughout his career. [5]
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