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{{short description|American diplomat}}

{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ted Osius
| name = Ted Osius
| image = Ted Osius 2014.jpg
| image = Ted Osius 2014.jpg
| office = [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam]]
| office = President & CEO of [[US-ASEAN Business Council]]
| term_start = August 23, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Former U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius Named New President & CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council|url=https://www.usasean.org/press-release/2021/08/23/former-us-ambassador-ted-osius-named-new-president-ceo-us-asean-business|work=US-Asean Business Council|date=22 August 2021 |access-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref>
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| president = [[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]
| term_end =
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| deputy = Susan B. Sutton
| predecessor = [[Alexander C. Feldman]]
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| term_start = December 16, 2014
| successor =
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| term_end = November 4, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=PM praises US Ambassador for successful term|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/405777/pm-praises-us-ambassador-for-successful-term.html|work=Vietnam News|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[David B. Shear]]
| office1 = [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam]]
| successor = [[Daniel Kritenbrink]]
| president1 = [[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]
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| deputy1 = Susan B. Sutton
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| office1 = [[Deputy chief of mission]] at the [[Embassy of the United States, Jakarta]]
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| term_start1 = December 16, 2014
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| president1 = [[Barack Obama]]
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| term_end1 = November 4, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=PM praises US Ambassador for successful term|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/405777/pm-praises-us-ambassador-for-successful-term.html|work=Vietnam News|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
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| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2012
| predecessor1 = [[David B. Shear]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = [[Daniel Kritenbrink]]
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| office2 = [[Deputy chief of mission]] at the [[Embassy of the United States, Jakarta]]
| successor1 = Heather Variava
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| president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
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| office2 = Political Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi
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| term_start2 = 2009
| president2 = [[George W. Bush]]<br>[[Barack Obama]]
| term_start2 = 2006
| term_end2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = Heather Variava
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| office3 = Political Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi
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| successor2 =
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| president3 = [[George W. Bush]]<br>[[Barack Obama]]
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| office3 = Deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
| president3 = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_start3 = 2004
| term_end3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2006
| predecessor3 =
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| successor3 =
| office3 = Deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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| office4 = Deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
| president3 = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start3 = 2004
| president4 = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_end3 = 2006
| term_start4 = 2004
| office4 = Regional Environment Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Bangkok
| term_end4 = 2006
| office5 = Regional Environment Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Bangkok
| president4 = [[George W. Bush]]
| president5 = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start4 = 2001
| term_start5 = 2001
| term_end4 = 2004
| term_end5 = 2004
| office5 = Senior Advisor on International Affairs at the Office of the Vice President
| office6 = Senior Advisor on International Affairs at the Office of the Vice President
| president5 = [[Bill Clinton]]
| president6 = [[Bill Clinton]]
| vice_president5 = [[Al Gore]]
| vice_president6 = [[Al Gore]]
| term_start5 = 1998
| term_start6 = 1998
| term_end5 = 2001
| term_end6 = 2001
| office6 = Political Officer at the United States Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh City
| office7 = Political Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Hanoi
| president6 = [[Bill Clinton]]
| president7 = [[Bill Clinton]]
| term_start6 = 1996
| term_start7 = 1996
| term_end6 = 1998
| term_end7 = 1998
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| birth_name = Theodore George Osius III<ref name=nomination>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/m/dghr/coc/2014/227566.htm|title=Ambassadorial Nomination: Certificate of Demonstrated Competence -- Foreign Service Act, Section 304(a)(4)|date=2014|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
| office6 = Political Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Hanoi
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}<ref name=vov>{{cite web|url=http://english.vov.vn/politics/us-president-trump-intends-to-nominate-new-ambassador-to-vietnam-355476.vov|title=US President Trump intends to nominate new ambassador to Vietnam|publisher=Voice of Vietnam|date=July 28, 2017|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
| president6 = [[Bill Clinton]]
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| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], United States<ref name="WashBlade">{{cite news|title=Ted Osius says Vietnam ambassadorship 'dream come true' |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/11/20/exclusive-ted-osius-says-vietnam-ambassadorship-dream-come-true/|newspaper=[[Washington Blade]] |date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
| term_start6 = 1996
| term_end6 = 1998
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| birth_name = Theodore George Osius III<ref name=nomination>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/m/dghr/coc/2014/227566.htm|title=Ambassadorial Nomination: Certificate of Demonstrated Competence -- Foreign Service Act, Section 304(a)(4)|date=2014|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])<br>[[Johns Hopkins University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}<ref name=vov>{{cite web|url=http://english.vov.vn/politics/us-president-trump-intends-to-nominate-new-ambassador-to-vietnam-355476.vov|title=US President Trump intends to nominate new ambassador to Vietnam|publisher=Voice of Vietnam|date=July 28, 2017|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
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| spouse = {{marriage|Clayton Bond|2006}}
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| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], United States<ref name="WashBlade">{{cite news|title=Ted Osius says Vietnam ambassadorship 'dream come true' |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/11/20/exclusive-ted-osius-says-vietnam-ambassadorship-dream-come-true/|newspaper=[[Washington Blade]] |date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
| children = 2
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]<br>[[Johns Hopkins University]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Clayton Bond|2006}}
| office 3 =
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'''Theodore George Osius III''' (born 1961) is an American diplomat and the former [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam]].<ref name="Ambassador">{{cite web|title=Ted Osius, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/235132.htm|publisher=[[U.S. Department of State]]|date=2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224041144/http://state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/235132.htm|archivedate=December 24, 2016|url-status=live|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
'''Theodore George Osius III''' (born 1961) is an American diplomat and the former [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam]].<ref name="Ambassador">{{cite web|title=Ted Osius, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/235132.htm|publisher=[[U.S. Department of State]]|date=2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224041144/http://state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/235132.htm|archivedate=December 24, 2016|url-status=live|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
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Osius grew up in [[Annapolis, Maryland]].<ref name="WashBlade"/> He attended [[The Putney School]] in [[Vermont]], graduating in 1979.
Osius grew up in [[Annapolis, Maryland]].<ref name="WashBlade"/> He attended [[The Putney School]] in [[Vermont]], graduating in 1979.


Osius attended [[Harvard University|Harvard]], where he wrote for ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'' and attained a [[bachelor of arts]] in [[social studies]].<ref name="AllGov"/> After graduating in 1984, he interned at the [[American University in Cairo]] for a year. He then worked as a legislative correspondent for Senator [[Al Gore]] from 1985 to 1987. Osius later attended the [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]], graduating with a [[master of arts]] in [[international economics]] and [[U.S. foreign policy]] in 1989.<ref name="AllGov"/>
Osius attended [[Harvard University]], where he wrote for ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'' and attained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[social studies]].<ref name="AllGov"/> After graduating in 1984, he interned at the [[American University in Cairo]] for a year. He then worked as a legislative correspondent for Senator [[Al Gore]] from 1985 to 1987. Osius later attended the [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]], graduating with a [[Master of Arts]] in [[international economics]] and [[U.S. foreign policy]] in 1989.<ref name="AllGov"/>


In addition to English, Osius speaks [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well as a bit of [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Thai language|Thai]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]].<ref name="AllGov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam: Who Is Ted Osius?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/us-ambassador-to-vietnam-who-is-ted-osius-140810?news=853920|publisher=AllGov|date=August 10, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
In addition to English, Osius speaks [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well as a bit of [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Thai language|Thai]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]].<ref name="AllGov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam: Who Is Ted Osius?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/us-ambassador-to-vietnam-who-is-ted-osius-140810?news=853920|publisher=AllGov|date=August 10, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
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Osius joined the [[United States Foreign Service|U.S. Foreign Service]] in 1989.<ref name="AllGov"/> Osius' first assignment was in [[Manila]], from 1989 to 1991. Other early assignments included [[Vatican City]] and the [[United Nations]].
Osius joined the [[United States Foreign Service|U.S. Foreign Service]] in 1989.<ref name="AllGov"/> Osius' first assignment was in [[Manila]], from 1989 to 1991. Other early assignments included [[Vatican City]] and the [[United Nations]].


In 1996, Osius was among the first U.S. diplomats to work in Vietnam since the end of the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1997, he helped with the establishment of the U.S. consulate in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref name="AllGov"/> Osius returned to 1998 to advise Vice President Al Gore on Asian affairs. In 2001, Osius became regional environmental affairs officer at the U.S. embassy in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. In 2004, he returned to [[Washington, D.C.]] to work as the deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]]. In 2008, Osius was assigned to [[New Delhi]], [[India]] as political minister-counselor.<ref name="Ambassador"/>
In 1996, Osius was among the first U.S. diplomats to work in Vietnam since the end of the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1997, he helped with the establishment of the U.S. consulate in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref name="AllGov"/> In 1998 Osius returned to advise Vice President Al Gore on Asian affairs. In 2001, Osius became regional environmental affairs officer at the U.S. embassy in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. In 2004, he returned to [[Washington, D.C.]] to work as the deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]]. In 2008, Osius was assigned to [[New Delhi]], [[India]] as political minister-counselor.<ref name="Ambassador"/>


In 2009, Osius became the [[deputy chief of mission]] at the U.S. embassy in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]].<ref name="Ambassador"/>
In 2009, Osius became the [[deputy chief of mission]] at the U.S. embassy in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]].<ref name="Ambassador"/>
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Osius returned again to Washington in 2012 to work as a senior fellow at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]. In 2013, he became an associate professor at [[National Defense University]].<ref name="AllGov"/>
Osius returned again to Washington in 2012 to work as a senior fellow at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]. In 2013, he became an associate professor at [[National Defense University]].<ref name="AllGov"/>


In May 2014, Osius was nominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to be [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam|U.S. ambassador to Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Osius Becomes 7th Openly LGBT Person Nominated to Serve as Ambassador by Obama Administration|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/ted-osius-becomes-seventh-openly-lgbt-ambassador|publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]|date=May 19, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> Osius was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gay diplomat confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/11/18/gay-diplomat-confirmed-u-s-ambassador-vietnam/|newspaper=[[Washington Blade]]|date=November 18, 2014 |accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> As ambassador, Osius presented his credentials on December 16, 2014.<ref name="Ambassador"/>
In May 2014, Osius was nominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to be [[United States Ambassador to Vietnam|U.S. ambassador to Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Osius Becomes 7th Openly LGBT Person Nominated to Serve as Ambassador by Obama Administration|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/ted-osius-becomes-seventh-openly-lgbt-ambassador|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311180636/http://www.hrc.org/blog/ted-osius-becomes-seventh-openly-lgbt-ambassador|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2016|publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]|date=May 19, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> Osius was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gay diplomat confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/11/18/gay-diplomat-confirmed-u-s-ambassador-vietnam/|newspaper=[[Washington Blade]]|date=November 18, 2014 |accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> As ambassador, Osius presented his credentials on December 16, 2014.<ref name="Ambassador"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Osius is openly gay.<ref>{{cite news|title=The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/03/25/the-six-openly-gay-u-s-ambassadors-were-together-in-one-room/|work=[[Washington Post]]|date=March 25, 2015|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2004, Osius met his future husband, Clayton Bond, then a watch officer in the State Department's [[State Department Operations Center|operations center]], at a meeting of [[Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies]]. They were married in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. He and Bond have two children, a son and a daughter.<ref name="AllGov"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Vietnam's Gay Power Couple: U.S. Ambassador and His Husband |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-02/meet-vietnam-s-gay-power-couple-u-s-ambassador-and-his-husband|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=August 2, 2015|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
Osius is openly gay.<ref>{{cite news|title=The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/03/25/the-six-openly-gay-u-s-ambassadors-were-together-in-one-room/|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=March 25, 2015|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2004, Osius met his future husband, Clayton Bond, then a watch officer in the State Department's [[State Department Operations Center|operations center]], at a meeting of [[Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies]]. They were married in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. He and Bond have two children, a son and a daughter.<ref name="AllGov"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Vietnam's Gay Power Couple: U.S. Ambassador and His Husband |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-02/meet-vietnam-s-gay-power-couple-u-s-ambassador-and-his-husband|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=August 2, 2015|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of LGBT Ambassadors of the United States]]
*[[List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 23 September 2024

Ted Osius
President & CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 23, 2021[1]
Preceded byAlexander C. Feldman
United States Ambassador to Vietnam
In office
December 16, 2014 – November 4, 2017[2]
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
DeputySusan B. Sutton
Preceded byDavid B. Shear
Succeeded byDaniel Kritenbrink
Deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the United States, Jakarta
In office
2009–2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Succeeded byHeather Variava
Political Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi
In office
2006–2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
In office
2004–2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Regional Environment Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Bangkok
In office
2001–2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Senior Advisor on International Affairs at the Office of the Vice President
In office
1998–2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Political Officer at the Embassy of the United States, Hanoi
In office
1996–1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Personal details
Born
Theodore George Osius III[3]

1961 (age 63–64)[4]
San Francisco, California, United States[5]
Spouse
Clayton Bond
​
(m. 2006)​
Children2
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)

Theodore George Osius III (born 1961) is an American diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Vietnam.[6]

Early life and education

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Osius grew up in Annapolis, Maryland.[5] He attended The Putney School in Vermont, graduating in 1979.

Osius attended Harvard University, where he wrote for The Harvard Crimson and attained a Bachelor of Arts in social studies.[7] After graduating in 1984, he interned at the American University in Cairo for a year. He then worked as a legislative correspondent for Senator Al Gore from 1985 to 1987. Osius later attended the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with a Master of Arts in international economics and U.S. foreign policy in 1989.[7]

In addition to English, Osius speaks Vietnamese, French and Italian, as well as a bit of Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Japanese, and Indonesian.[7]

Career

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Osius joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1989.[7] Osius' first assignment was in Manila, from 1989 to 1991. Other early assignments included Vatican City and the United Nations.

In 1996, Osius was among the first U.S. diplomats to work in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. In 1997, he helped with the establishment of the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.[7] In 1998 Osius returned to advise Vice President Al Gore on Asian affairs. In 2001, Osius became regional environmental affairs officer at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2004, he returned to Washington, D.C. to work as the deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. In 2008, Osius was assigned to New Delhi, India as political minister-counselor.[6]

In 2009, Osius became the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]

Osius returned again to Washington in 2012 to work as a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In 2013, he became an associate professor at National Defense University.[7]

In May 2014, Osius was nominated by President Barack Obama to be U.S. ambassador to Vietnam.[8] Osius was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 2014.[9] As ambassador, Osius presented his credentials on December 16, 2014.[6]

Personal life

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Osius is openly gay.[10] In 2004, Osius met his future husband, Clayton Bond, then a watch officer in the State Department's operations center, at a meeting of Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies. They were married in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. He and Bond have two children, a son and a daughter.[7][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius Named New President & CEO of US-ASEAN Business Council". US-Asean Business Council. 22 August 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "PM praises US Ambassador for successful term". Vietnam News. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ambassadorial Nomination: Certificate of Demonstrated Competence -- Foreign Service Act, Section 304(a)(4)". 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "US President Trump intends to nominate new ambassador to Vietnam". Voice of Vietnam. July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Ted Osius says Vietnam ambassadorship 'dream come true'". Washington Blade. November 20, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ted Osius, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam". U.S. Department of State. 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam: Who Is Ted Osius?". AllGov. August 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ted Osius Becomes 7th Openly LGBT Person Nominated to Serve as Ambassador by Obama Administration". Human Rights Campaign. May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Gay diplomat confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam". Washington Blade. November 18, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  11. ^ "Meet Vietnam's Gay Power Couple: U.S. Ambassador and His Husband". Bloomberg News. August 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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