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John E. Herbst (born 12 August, 1952 in Rockville Center, New York) is an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ukraine from September, 2003 to May, 2006 and Ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Herbst is married to Ms. Nadezda Christoff Herbst and has five children.

Education

Herbst received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1974 and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA) in 1978. He also attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy.

Career

Herbst joined the United States Foreign Service in 1979. He has worked as a political counselor at the US embassies in Tel Aviv, Israel, Moscow, Russia, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has also worked as the Director of Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau of the United States State Department, as Director of the Office of Independent States and Commonwealth Affairs, as Principal Deputy to the Ambassador-at-large for the Newly Independent States, and as US Consul General in Jerusalem. He was appointed Ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2000, and then to the Ukraine in 2003. In 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed Ambassador Herbst as Coordinator for the Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization. He assumed the new position in the summer of that year.^[1]

Service in Uzbekistan

John Edward Herbst, of Annandale, Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister - Counselor, was nominated by President Clinton in February to be the U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan. The Senate confirmed his nomination on September 8. Ambassador Herbst arrived in Tashkent on October 28, 2000 and presented his credentials to Uzbek President Islam Karimov on November 1, 2000. Ambassador John Edward Herbst left Uzbekistan on July 12, 2003.

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 [[Image:John E. Herbst, US Dept of State photo portrait, 2002.jpg|thumb|right|John E. Herbst]]
-'''John E. Herbst''' (born [[12 August]], [[1952]] in [[Rockville Center]], [[New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[diplomat]] who was the [[United States]] [[Ambassador]] to [[Ukraine]] from September, 2003 to May, 2006 and Ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2000 to 2003.
+'''John E. Herbst''' (born [[12 August]], [[1952]] in [[Rockville Center]], [[New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[diplomat]] who was the [[United States]] [[Ambassador]] to [[Ukraine]] from September, 2003 to May, 2006 and Ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Herbst is married to Ms. Nadezda Christoff Herbst and has five children.
 == Education ==
-Herbst holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Foreign Service from the [[School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]]  and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] in Law and Diplomacy from the [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]]. He also attended the [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[School of Advanced International Studies]] in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]].
+Herbst received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Foreign Service from the [[School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]] in 1974 and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] in Law and Diplomacy from the [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] (Medford, MA) in 1978. He also attended the [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[School of Advanced International Studies]] in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]].
 == Career ==
 [[Image:John Herbst, Senate.JPG|left|thumb|John E. Herbst]]
 Herbst joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] in 1979. He has worked as a political counselor at the US embassies in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], and [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. He has also worked as the Director of Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau of the [[United States State Department]], as Director of the Office of Independent States and Commonwealth Affairs, as Principal Deputy to the [[Ambassador-at-large]] for the [[Newly Independent States]], and as US [[Consul General]] in [[Jerusalem]]. He was appointed Ambassador to [[Uzbekistan]] in 2000, and then to the Ukraine in 2003. In 2006, [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] appointed Ambassador Herbst as Coordinator for [[Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization|the Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization]]. He assumed the new position in the summer of that year.<sup>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/63444.htm]</sup>
+==Service in Uzbekistan==
+John Edward Herbst, of Annandale, Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister - Counselor, was nominated by President Clinton in February to be the U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan. The Senate confirmed his nomination on September 8. Ambassador Herbst arrived in Tashkent on October 28, 2000 and presented his credentials to Uzbek President [[Islam Karimov]] on November 1, 2000. Ambassador John Edward Herbst left Uzbekistan on July 12, 2003.
 == References ==
 *[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/67065.htm State Department Bio: John E. Herbst]
+*[http://www.usembassy.uz/home/index.aspx?=&mid=784&lid=1 Bio at Tashkent Embassy web site]
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+[[Category:United States ambassadors to Uzbekistan]]
+[[Category:United States ambassadors to Ukraine]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:1952 births]]