Eric P. Whitaker

Eric P. Whitaker
Eric P. Whitaker
United States Ambassador to Niger
	In office; January 26, 2018 – December 1, 2021
President	Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Eunice S. Reddick
Succeeded by	Kathleen A. FitzGibbon
Personal details
Born	January 24, 1957; DeKalb, Illinois[1]
Education	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ; University of Pittsburgh ; Princeton University

Eric Paul Whitaker[2] (born January 24, 1957) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Niger from 2018 to 2021. He was sworn in on December 15, 2017 and presented his credentials to President Mahamadou Issoufou on January 26, 2018. He left office in December 1, 2021.[3]

Early life and education

Whitaker has a BS in biology and an MS in community health education from the University of Illinois, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Wilson School at Princeton University.

Career

Whitaker has served as an American diplomat since 1990, including a tenure as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans in the Bureau of African Affairs at the United States Department of State. A two-time deputy chief of mission, he has served at U.S. embassies in ten African countries and was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines.[4][5]

Whitaker has a BS in biology and an MS in community health education from the University of Illinois, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Wilson School at Princeton University.

Personal life

Whitaker speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, Visayan, and Korean.

References

Straehley, Steve (October 27, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Niger: Who Is Eric Whitaker?". AllGov. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
"PN1005 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
Whitaker, Eric P. (December 1, 2021). "Adieu le Niger : un grand merci pour les merveilleux souvenirs". ActuNiger (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Spero, Domani (September 12, 2017). "Career Diplomat Eric P. Whitaker to be U.S. Ambassador to Niger". Diplopundit. Retrieved September 23, 2017.

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[1] Straehley, Steve (October 27, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Niger: Who Is Eric Whitaker?". AllGov. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[2] "PN1005 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[3] Whitaker, Eric P. (December 1, 2021). "Adieu le Niger : un grand merci pour les merveilleux souvenirs". ActuNiger (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2022.

[whitehouse-4] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] Spero, Domani (September 12, 2017). "Career Diplomat Eric P. Whitaker to be U.S. Ambassador to Niger". Diplopundit. Retrieved September 23, 2017.