Eric Stromayer

Eric William Stromayer (born 1960)[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Togo since 2019.

Eric Stromayer
United States Ambassador to Togo
Incumbent
Assumed office April 11, 2019
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	David R. Gilmour
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 60–61)
Nationality	American
Education	Northwestern University (B.A.) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (M.A.)

Education

Stromayer earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.[2]

Career

Stromayer is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1989. He has served six tours at U.S. Missions overseas and in senior leadership positions at the United States Department of State, including as Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Madagascar, Executive Director of the Bureau of African Affairs, Desk Officer at the Office of West African Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, and as General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Recently he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans in the Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State.[2]

On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stromayer as the next United States Ambassador to Togo. On August 21, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[4] On April 11, 2019, he presented his credentials to President Faure Gnassingbé.[5][6]

Personal life

Stromayer speaks French, Italian, Hungarian, Wolof, Haitian Creole, and some Spanish.[2]

See also

• List of ambassadors of the United States

References

1. "Eric Stromayer - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate, Designate, and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 16, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 21, 2018
4. "PN2433 - Nomination of Eric Williams Stromayer for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
5. "New U.S. Ambassador to Togo Presents his Credentials". U.S. Embassy in Togo. April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
6. "Togo : Eric Stromayer ambassadeur des États-Unis présente ses lettres de créance". www.centrafriqueledefi.com (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.