Doria Rosen | |
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| United States Ambassador to Micronesia | |
| In office August 17, 2012 –July 20, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter Prahar |
| Succeeded by | Robert Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7,1950 New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Vassar College Hofstra University |
Dorothea-Maria "Doria" Rosen (born September 7,1950) is a diplomat and the former U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and her appointment was confirmed by the Senate on August 9,2012. [1] Rosen retired before the end of her term in August 2016. [2]
Rosen was born in New York City on September 7,1950 [3] and attended local public schools. She graduated from Vassar College in 1972 with an A.B. in psychology and a minor in education. [4] In 1975 she received a J.D. from Hofstra University Law School. [5] She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1976 and to the California State Bar in 1977 and has studied French,Romanian,and German. [6]
Since joining the foreign service department in 1981 Rosen has served in a variety of roles including serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Reykjavik,Iceland,from 2001 to 2004;consul general in Bern,Switzerland,from 2004 to 2008;and deputy principal officer in Frankfurt,Germany,from 2008 to 2011. [7] She also briefly served as the Diplomat-in-Residence for the Midwest region before being nominated as the Ambassador to Micronesia. [8]
Rosen has three children. [9] She also served as an active duty Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 1976 until 1979 and in the Army reserve from 1979 until 1981. [10]