Harry K. Thomas Jr. Last updated April 25, 2024 American diplomat (born 1956)
Harry Thomas
In office –President Barack Obama Donald Trump Preceded by David Wharton Succeeded by Brian A. Nichols In office –President Barack Obama Preceded by Kristie Kenney Succeeded by Philip S. Goldberg In office –President George W. Bush Preceded by George McDade Staples Succeeded by Nancy Jo Powell In office –President George W. Bush Preceded by Karl W. Hofmann Succeeded by Daniel Bennett Smith In office –President George W. Bush Preceded by Mary Ann Peters Succeeded by Patricia A. Butenis Born Harry Keels Thomas Jr.
(1956-06-03 ) June 3,1956 (age 67) [1] New York City ,New York,U.S.Spouse(s) Ericka Ovette Children Casey Merie Alma mater College of the Holy Cross (BA )Columbia University (MS )
Harry Keels Thomas Jr. [2] (born June 3,1956) is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh,the Philippines,and Zimbabwe.
Career Thomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984. His early postings included service in the US embassies in New Delhi ,India ;Harare ,Zimbabwe ;Kaduna ,Nigeria ;and Lima ,Peru . [3] He also served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State ,Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service ,Director of the State Department Operations Center ,and Special Assistant to the then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice . [4]
Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Bangladesh (serving from 2003 to 2005) and Director General of the United States Foreign Service (serving from 2007 to 2009),Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19,2009,to replace Kristie Kenney as Ambassador to the Philippines —the first African American to serve at that post. [4] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19,2010, [3] and presented his credentials to Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 27,2010. [5] He was then nominated and confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe on October 22,2015. [6] He was sworn in on December 8,2015. [7] He returned to the United States from Zimbabwe on March 25,2018,planning to retire from the Foreign Service. [8]
References ↑ Michael Reardon (2007). "THE PROFILE: Harry K. Thomas Jr., '78" . Alumni/Advancement . Holy Cross Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-11-23 . ↑ "Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)" . U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian . October 16, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2015 . 1 2 3 Press release (March 23, 2010). "U.S. Senate Confirms Nomination of Harry K. Thomas Jr. as Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines" (PDF) . Embassy of the United States of America, Manila. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-05-18 . 1 2 Agence France-Presse (November 20, 2009). "Obama names envoys to RP, Singapore" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. ↑ Beth Day Romulo (May 11, 2010). "Welcome to Ambassador Thomas" . Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-18 . ↑ October 2015 Senate Periodical Press Gallery ↑ " . Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015 . ↑ "US Ambassador snubs Mugabe" . Southern Times . March 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-19 . ↑ "US ambassador to Philippines apologises for sex tourism remark" . The Guardian . October 8, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013 . This page is based on this
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