P. Michael McKinley

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Michael McKinley
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United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
January 11, 2017 –November 5, 2018
President Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded by Liliana Ayalde
Succeeded by William Popp
(acting, as chargé d’affaires)
United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
January 6, 2015 –December 18, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyDavid Lindwall [1]
Preceded by James Cunningham
Succeeded by John R. Bass
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
September 14, 2010 –September 1, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded by William Brownfield
Succeeded by Kevin Whitaker
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
August 27, 2007 –July 14, 2010
President George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded by Curtis Struble
Succeeded by Rose Likins
Personal details
Born
Peter Michael McKinley

January 1954 (age 65)
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Spouse(s)Fatima Salces Arce
Alma mater University of Southampton
Linacre College, Oxford

Peter Michael McKinley (born January 1954) is an American diplomat who was the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Brazil, Afghanistan, Colombia and Peru.

United States Secretary of State U.S. cabinet member and head of the U.S. State Department

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Career

McKinley joined the Foreign Service in 1982. He was based in Bolivia from 1983 until 1985 and had three tours of duty in Washington from 1983 until 1985. He then served in the U.S. Embassy in London from 1990 until 1994 and as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d' Affaires at U.S. Embassies in Mozambique, Uganda, and Belgium from 1994 until 2001. [2]

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From 2001 until 2004, McKinley served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. [2] He then was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels from 2004–07.

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He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Colombia, based in Bogotá, Colombia after the Senate confirmed him to that post on August 5, 2010. McKinley served as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru from 2007 to 2010.

Peru Republic in South America

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On December 9, 2014, the United States Senate confirmed McKinley to be the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in a voice vote. On September 8, 2016 the United States Senate confirmed McKinley to be the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil by a vote of 92–0. [3] He formally succeeded Liliana Ayalde on January 11, 2017. McKinley was then appointed Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and began his new position in November 2018. [4]

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Liliana Ayalde American diplomat

Liliana Ayalde is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. Since January 2017 she has been serving as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.

On October 10, 2019, the Washington Post reported that McKinley had resigned from the State Department over dissatisfaction with Secretary Pompeo's failure to support department employees. [5]

Personal life

McKinley was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and grew up in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. He did his undergraduate and graduate studies in the United Kingdom, and has a doctorate from Linacre College at Oxford University. His history of colonial Venezuela was published by Cambridge University Press as part of its Latin America series, and has also appeared in a Spanish edition. [ citation needed ]

He is married to Fatima Salces Arce; they have three children.

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References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission". U.S. Department of State. June 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "US Embassy, Bogotá website". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Farewell Message by Ambassador McKinley: Partners for a better tomorrow". US Embassy and Consulates. November 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Senior adviser to Pompeo resigns". Washington Post. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Curtis Struble 		United States Ambassador to Peru
2007–2010		Succeeded by
Rose Likins
Preceded by
William Brownfield 		United States Ambassador to Colombia
2010–2013		Succeeded by
Kevin Whitaker
Preceded by
James Cunningham 		United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
2015–2016		Succeeded by
John R. Bass
Preceded by
Liliana Ayalde 		United States Ambassador to Brazil
2017–2018		Succeeded by
William Popp
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