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{{short description|American diplomat}}
{{short description|American diplomat}}
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| term_start = October 18, 2020
| term_end = July 16, 2023<ref>https://www.facebook.com/jordan.usembassy/videos/262938913035171</ref>
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'''Henry T. Wooster''' is an American diplomat who currently serves as the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Jordan|United States Ambassador to Jordan]].<ref name="Congress">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-06 |title=PN1281 - Nomination of Henry T. Wooster for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1281 |access-date=2020-08-25 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>
'''Henry T. Wooster''' is an American diplomat who had served the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Jordan|United States ambassador to Jordan]] from 2020 to 2023.<ref name="Congress">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-06 |title=PN1281 - Nomination of Henry T. Wooster for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1281 |access-date=2020-08-25 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>


== Education and military service ==
== Education and military service ==


Wooster earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Amherst College]] and a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Yale University]].<ref name="WHBio">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individuals-key-administration-posts-21/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, November 19, 2019] {{PD-notice}}</ref> He served as an Officer in the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1985–2009.<ref name="Competency">{{Cite web |title=Wooster, Henry R. - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - January 2020 |url=https://www.state.gov/wooster-henry-r-hashemite-kingdom-of-jordan-january-2020/ |date=January 23, 2020 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
Wooster earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Amherst College]] and a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Yale University]].<ref name="WHBio">[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individuals-key-administration-posts-21/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, November 19, 2019] {{PD-notice}}</ref> He served as an Officer in the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1985 to 2009.<ref name="Competency">{{Cite web |title=Wooster, Henry R. - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - January 2020 |url=https://www.state.gov/wooster-henry-r-hashemite-kingdom-of-jordan-january-2020/ |date=January 23, 2020 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>


== Foreign service career ==
== Foreign service career ==


He is a career member of the [[Senior Foreign Service]], class of Minister-Counselor. He previously was Deputy Chief of Mission at the [[Embassy of the United States, Paris|U.S. Embassy in Paris, France]]. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission and then Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] from March 24, 2017 to July 30, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry T. Wooster - People - Department History - Office of the Historian |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/wooster-henry-t |website=history.state.gov |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> He also served as Political Counselor at the [[Embassy of the United States, Islamabad|U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan]], Director for Central Asia at the [[National Security Council]], and the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of the [[Joint Special Operations Command]]. Early in his career he worked as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the [[United States Department of State|State Department's]] [[Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]] and as the Director of the Office of Iranian Affairs in the State Department. His most recent position was as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb and Egypt in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the State Department.<ref name="WHBio" />
He is a career member of the [[Senior Foreign Service]], class of Minister-Counselor. He previously was Deputy Chief of Mission at the [[Embassy of the United States, Paris|U.S. Embassy in Paris, France]]. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission and then Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] from March 24, 2017 to July 30, 2018.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |title=Henry T. Wooster - People - Department History - Office of the Historian |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/wooster-henry-t |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=history.state.gov}}</ref> He also served as Political Counselor at the [[Embassy of the United States, Islamabad|U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan]], Director for Central Asia at the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]], and the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of the [[Joint Special Operations Command]]. Early in his career he worked as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the [[United States Department of State|State Department's]] [[Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]] and as the Director of the Office of Iranian Affairs in the State Department. His most recent position was as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb and Egypt in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the State Department.<ref name="WHBio" />


== Ambassador to Jordan ==
== United States ambassador to Jordan ==


On November 13, 2019, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Wooster to be the next United States Ambassador to Jordan. On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/nine-nominations-sent-senate-4/ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, November 19, 2019]</ref> On May 13, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].<ref>[https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-051320 "NOMINATION HEARING: Nominations", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 13, 2020]</ref> He was confirmed on August 6, 2020 by [[voice vote]].<ref name="Congress" /> He arrived in Jordan on September 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Statement Noting the Arrival of Ambassador-Designate Henry Wooster |url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/22409/2020-09-19 |access-date=2020-10-08 |website=en.royanews.tv |language=en}}</ref>
On November 13, 2019, President [[Donald Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Wooster to be the next United States Ambassador to Jordan. On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nine-nominations-sent-senate-4/ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, November 19, 2019]</ref> On May 13, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].<ref>[https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-051320 "NOMINATION HEARING: Nominations", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 13, 2020]</ref> He was confirmed on August 6, 2020 by [[voice vote]].<ref name="Congress" /> He arrived in Jordan on September 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Statement Noting the Arrival of Ambassador-Designate Henry Wooster |url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/22409/2020-09-19 |access-date=2020-10-08 |website=en.royanews.tv |language=en}}</ref> He presented his credentials on October 18, 2020.<ref name="History" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


He speaks French and Russian and has a working knowledge of Arabic, [[Persian language|Persian]], and Syriac/Aramaic.<ref name="Competency" />
He speaks [[French language|French]] and [[Russian language|Russian]] and has a working knowledge of [[Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[Aramaic]].<ref name="Competency" />

==See also==
*[[Ambassadors of the United States#current|List of ambassadors of the United States]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 11 March 2024

Henry T. Wooster
United States Ambassador to Jordan
In office
October 18, 2020 – July 16, 2023[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byMike Hankey
(Chargé d'Affaires)
Succeeded byYael Lempert
In office
March 24, 2017 – July 30, 2018
as Chargé d'Affaires
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAlice Wells
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Yale University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1985–2009
UnitUnited States Army Reserve

Henry T. Wooster is an American diplomat who had served the United States ambassador to Jordan from 2020 to 2023.[2]

Education and military service

[edit]

Wooster earned a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and a Master of Arts from Yale University.[3] He served as an Officer in the United States Army Reserve from 1985 to 2009.[4]

Foreign service career

[edit]

He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He previously was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission and then Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan from March 24, 2017 to July 30, 2018.[5] He also served as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Director for Central Asia at the National Security Council, and the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command. Early in his career he worked as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and as the Director of the Office of Iranian Affairs in the State Department. His most recent position was as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb and Egypt in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the State Department.[3]

United States ambassador to Jordan

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On November 13, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Wooster to be the next United States Ambassador to Jordan. On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[6] On May 13, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[7] He was confirmed on August 6, 2020 by voice vote.[2] He arrived in Jordan on September 18, 2020.[8] He presented his credentials on October 18, 2020.[5]

Personal life

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He speaks French and Russian and has a working knowledge of Arabic, Persian, and Aramaic.[4]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/jordan.usembassy/videos/262938913035171
  2. ^ a b "PN1281 - Nomination of Henry T. Wooster for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, November 19, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b "Wooster, Henry R. - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - January 2020". United States Department of State. January 23, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Henry T. Wooster - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, November 19, 2019
  7. ^ "NOMINATION HEARING: Nominations", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 13, 2020
  8. ^ "Press Statement Noting the Arrival of Ambassador-Designate Henry Wooster". en.royanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Jordan
as Chargé d'Affaires
2017–2018 		Succeeded by
Karen Sasahara
(Chargé d'Affaires)
Preceded by
Mike Hankey
(Chargé d'Affaires)
 United States Ambassador to Jordan
2020–2023 		Succeeded by
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