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A career [[U.S. Foreign Service]] officer, he has served in a number of leadership positions in [[Latin America]] and [[Europe]], including Deputy Chief of Mission in [[Madrid]]. He has led initiatives to promote free and fair elections, advance respect for human rights, and support rule of law. While ambassador, Chacón also directed crisis management operations, worked with international partners to combat human trafficking, and advanced regional free trade agreements.
A career [[U.S. Foreign Service]] officer, he has served in a number of leadership positions in [[Latin America]] and [[Europe]], including Deputy Chief of Mission in [[Madrid]]. He has led initiatives to promote free and fair elections, advance respect for human rights, and support rule of law. While ambassador, Chacón also directed crisis management operations, worked with international partners to combat human trafficking, and advanced regional free trade agreements.


Chacón has served as the State Department Deputy Executive Director in [[Washington, D.C.]] and at the [[United States Mission to the United Nations]].{{cn|date=March 2018}} He was a Fellow at the [[American Political Science Association]],{{cn|date=March 2018}} and is the recipient of the State Department's Presidential Rank Award and other leadership honors.{{cn|date=March 2018}} He speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Italian language|Italian]].
Chacón has served as the State Department Deputy Executive Director in [[Washington, D.C.]] and at the [[United States Mission to the United Nations]].{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} He was a Fellow at the [[American Political Science Association]],{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} and is the recipient of the State Department's Presidential Rank Award and other leadership honors.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} He speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Italian language|Italian]].


He was the [[United States Ambassador to Guatemala]] from August 29, 2011, to March 5, 2014. He was subsequently the [[Director General of the Foreign Service]] and Director of Human Resources at the Department of State.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/04/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|date=2013-10-04|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en}}</ref> He was then detailed from the Department of State to the National Defense University as Senior Vice President.
He was the [[United States Ambassador to Guatemala]] from August 29, 2011, to March 5, 2014. He was subsequently the [[Director General of the Foreign Service]] and Director of Human Resources at the Department of State.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/04/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|date=2013-10-04|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en}}</ref> He was then detailed from the Department of State to the National Defense University as Senior Vice President.


On May 28, 2021, it was announced that Chacon had been designated as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa]]. <ref>https://www.state.gov/appointment-of-ambassador-arnold-chacon-to-serve-as-charge-daffaires-to-canada/</ref>
On May 28, 2021, it was announced that Chacon had been designated as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa]].<ref>https://www.state.gov/appointment-of-ambassador-arnold-chacon-to-serve-as-charge-daffaires-to-canada/</ref>


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Revision as of 19:43, 8 June 2021

Arnold A. Chacón
Director General of the United States Foreign Service
In office
December 22, 2014 – June 2, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byLinda Thomas-Greenfield
Succeeded byCarol Perez
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
In office
August 29, 2011 – March 5, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byStephen McFarland
Succeeded byTodd Robinson
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
SpouseAlida Chacon
Alma materUniversity of Colorado, Boulder

Arnold A. Chacón (born 1956) is an American career diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Guatemala. He is currently the Senior Vice President of the National Defense University.[1]

Personal life and education

Ambassador Chacon grew up in Denver and received a bachelor's degree in international affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he attended on a full-ride academic scholarship granted by the Boettcher Foundation. His wife of 30 years, Alida Chacón, is also a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. They have three children.

Career

A career U.S. Foreign Service officer, he has served in a number of leadership positions in Latin America and Europe, including Deputy Chief of Mission in Madrid. He has led initiatives to promote free and fair elections, advance respect for human rights, and support rule of law. While ambassador, Chacón also directed crisis management operations, worked with international partners to combat human trafficking, and advanced regional free trade agreements.

Chacón has served as the State Department Deputy Executive Director in Washington, D.C. and at the United States Mission to the United Nations.[citation needed] He was a Fellow at the American Political Science Association,[citation needed] and is the recipient of the State Department's Presidential Rank Award and other leadership honors.[citation needed] He speaks Spanish and Italian.

He was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala from August 29, 2011, to March 5, 2014. He was subsequently the Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources at the Department of State.[2] He was then detailed from the Department of State to the National Defense University as Senior Vice President.

On May 28, 2021, it was announced that Chacon had been designated as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ndu.edu/About/Leadership/Article-View/Article/1595639/ambassador-arnold-chacon/
  2. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. ^ https://www.state.gov/appointment-of-ambassador-arnold-chacon-to-serve-as-charge-daffaires-to-canada/
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