Michael W. Michalak | |
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United States Ambassador to Vietnam | |
In office August 10, 2007 –February 14, 2011 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Michael W. Marine |
Succeeded by | Virginia E. Palmer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 (age 76–77) Detroit,Michigan,U.S. |
Spouse | Married |
Education | Catholic University School of Engineering,Oakland University,Harvard Kennedy School,The Catholic University of America |
Michael Walter Michalak (born 1946) [1] [2] is the former career Foreign Service officer and United States Ambassador to Vietnam from 2007 to 2011. [3] He currently serves as Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the US-ASEAN Business Council.
Born in Detroit,Michigan,Michalak received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oakland University in Rochester,Michigan,and Master of Science degree in Physics from The Catholic University of America in Washington,D.C. He received a second master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge,Massachusetts. [3] [4]
After joining the Foreign Service,Michalak has served in different posts and agencies,including:
He was the U.S. Senior Official to APEC from November 2005 until his appointment as Ambassador to Vietnam. Prior to the APEC responsibility,he served again at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo,as Minister-Counselor of the Economic Section (2000–2004) and Deputy Chief of Mission (2004–2005). [5] In February 2011 he assumed the position of Senior Advisor to the Private Sector Host Committee for APEC 2011.
Michalak has worked for the United States Department of State for over 30 years and is the recipient of a group award for valor for his actions in time of crisis when the U.S. Embassy Islamabad was burned down. [3]
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