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John Koenig | |
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| United States Ambassador to Cyprus | |
| In office September 12, 2012 –July 26, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Frank Urbancic |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Doherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24,1958 Tacoma,Washington,U.S. |
| Spouse | Natalie Koenig |
| Alma mater | University of Washington,Seattle Johns Hopkins University |
John M. Koenig (born September 24,1958) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015. [1]
Koenig was born in Tacoma,Washington. As a teenager,he visited Pakistan with a family friend and was later an exchange student. He earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Washington and a master's degree in foreign relations from Johns Hopkins University.
A career foreign service officer,he has held assignments in Belgium,Greece,Indonesia,Italy and the Philippines. [2] He served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Berlin. [3] He was confirmed as Ambassador to Cyprus by the U.S. Senate on August 2,2012. [4] Sworn in on August 17,2012,Koenig presented his credentials to Cypriot president Demetris Christofias on September 12,2012. [4] The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7,2015. [5]
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