William P. Ruger

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William Ruger
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Education College of William and Mary (BA, MA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
Military service
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Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan

William P. Ruger [1] is an American academic serving as the president of the American Institute for Economic Research. [2] He was previously the vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute and the vice president for foreign policy at Stand Together. [3] On September 10, 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan. [4] [5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. [6]

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Education

Ruger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary and a PhD in politics from Brandeis University. Ruger fought in the War in Afghanistan as a member of the United States Navy Reserve. [7] [8]

Career

Ruger worked as a professor of political science at Texas State University and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. [9]

Prior to his nomination, Ruger had advocated for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. [10] [11] Ruger has been associated with the foreign policy realism movement. [12] In September 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan. [4] [5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "William P. Ruger". Defense Priorities. June 10, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "William Ruger | AIER". www.aier.org. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gage, Beverly (September 10, 2019). "The Koch Foundation Is Trying to Reshape Foreign Policy. With Liberal Allies". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate the Following Individual to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved September 19, 2020– via National Archives.
  5. 1 2 Ballhaus, Rebecca (September 4, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Expected to Nominate a New Ambassador to Afghanistan". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "PN2234 - Nomination of William Ruger for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Trump nominates war skeptic as ambassador to Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Vella, Lauren (September 10, 2020). "Overnight Defense: Trump announces new US ambassador to Afghanistan | Pentagon officially withdraws plan to end 'Stars and Stripes' | Biden says Trump doesn't understand national security, intel officials 'don't trust' him". TheHill. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "William P. Ruger, Charles Koch Institute's schedule for 26th SPN Annual Meeting". 26thspnannualmeeting2018.sched.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ Gramer, Jack Detsch, Robbie (September 10, 2020). "Will Trump's Troop Drawdown Plans Destabilize Iraq and Afghanistan (Again)?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved September 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Ruger, William (May 28, 2020). "President Trump Is Right On Afghanistan". The National Interest. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Why U.S. Foreign Policy Isn't Making America Safer" . Retrieved September 19, 2020.


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