Michael Ratney

Michael Ratney (born 1961) is the former United States Special Envoy for Syria. He was appointed on July 27, 2015, and succeeded Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein. Ratner’s is the Dean of the School of Language Studies at the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute..

Michael Ratney
United States Special Envoy for Syria
In office July 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Joel Rayburn
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
In office July 27, 2012 – July 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Donald Blome
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 59–60)
Spouse(s)	Karen Sasahara
Alma mater	Boston University, George Washington University

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1990, Ratney served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, as well as tours in Mexico City, Baghdad, Beirut, Casablanca, Bridgetown, and Washington, DC. Ratney is from Massachusetts. He earned a BS from Boston University, and an MA from the George Washington University.[1]

From 2012 to 2015, Ratney served as the U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem. Until 2012, Ratney was Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Media and, before that, Spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

Ratney has a B.S. in Mass Communication from Boston University and an M.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University.[2]

References

1. United States Department of State
2. "State Dept Appoints Senior Diplomat Michael Ratney as New U.S. Special Envoy for Syria". Diplopundit. Retrieved 20 January 2020.