John M. Pommersheim

John M. Pommersheim is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Tajikistan.

John M. Pommersheim
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
In office
March 15, 2019 – December 2, 2022[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byElisabeth I. Millard
Succeeded byManuel P. Micaller
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationBucknell University (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)
Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Education

Pommersheim earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, a Master of Arts from Columbia University, and studied at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute on a Department of Defense scholarship.[2]

Career

Pommersheim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1990. He has served as Consul General/Principal Officer at the United States Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia and at six United States Missions overseas, including in China and Japan. Prior to his appointment as United States Ambassador to Tajikistan, he served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan.[2]

On September 18, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Pommersheim to be the next United States Ambassador to Tajikistan. On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[3] He was sworn into office on February 22, 2019, and arrived in Tajikistan on March 11, 2019.[4] He presented his credentials to President Emomali Rahmon on March 15, 2019.[5][6] He was replaced as ambassador by Manuel Micaller, who presented his credentials on March 9, 2023. [7]

Personal life

Pommersheim speaks Russian, German, Japanese, and Chinese.[2]

See also

References
  1. "UNITED STATES/TAJIKISTAN : Outgoing Ambassador Pommersheim brought the US closer to Tajikistan's security apparatus - 05/01/2023". 5 January 2023.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, September 4, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "PN2511 - Nomination of John Mark Pommersheim for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. "New U.S. Ambassador John Mark Pommersheim arrives in Dushanbe". asiaplustj.info. March 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. "Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors". www.president.tj. March 15, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. "John M. Pommersheim". Office of the Historian. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. "New U.S. Ambassador Manuel Micaller Presents His Credentials to President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon". U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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