Michael S. Klecheski

Michael S. Klecheski is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Mongolia since 2019.

Michael S. Klecheski
United States Ambassador to Mongolia
Assumed office
22 February 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJennifer Zimdahl Galt
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorgetown University (B.S.F.S.)
Columbia University (M.A., MPhil)

Education

Klecheski earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Columbia University.[1]

Career

He served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan from 2013 to 2015 and in other overseas assignments in Russia, Iraq, Switzerland, and Poland.

Previous positions also included being Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Diwaniyah in Iraq from 2009 to 2010, and the Political Counselor for the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland in 2007 to 2009. Prior to those positions, from 2006 to 2007 he served as the Director of the National Security Council at The White House. He was also the Political Internal Unit Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Russia from 2003 to 2006 and prior to that, the Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia 2000 from 2003. He has also held the following positions: Senior Watch Officer, Operations Center from 1999 to 2000, as Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines from 1996 to 1999 and as Political/Economic Officer at the U.S. Consulate Krakow, Poland from 1992 to 1995. Before this, he served as a NATO Desk Officer from 1990 to 1992, and as Member of the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center from 1989 to 1990.[2]

On August 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Klecheski to be the next United States Ambassador to Mongolia.[1] He was confirmed by the United States on January 2, 2019.[3] He presented his credentials on February 22, 2019.[4][5]

Personal life

Michael Stanley Klecheski is from Queens, New York. He speaks Russian, Polish, French and Tagalog. He is married to Eloisa de Leon Klecheski. They have three children.

See also

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-27. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "MONGOLIA: Luncheon Briefing with the Honorable Michael S. Klecheski, Ambassador-Designate of the U.S to Mongolia". www.bciu.org. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. "Michael S.Klecheski appointed as Ambassador of the USA to Mongolia". MONTSAME News Agency. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. "U.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  5. "Michael S. Klecheski - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Jennifer Zimdahl Galt		 United States Ambassador to Mongolia
2019–present		 Incumbent
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