Michael R. Carpenter

Michael R. Carpenter is an American diplomat serving as United States ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Biden administration.

Michael Carpenter
United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Assumed office
November 29, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJim Gilmore
Personal details
EducationStanford University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD)

Education

Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Stanford University and a Master of Arts and PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Career

Carpenter was a career officer with the United States Foreign Service. He served as deputy director of the Office of Russian Affairs, special assistant for the under secretary for political affairs, political-military officer in the Office of European Security, and political affairs and advisor on regional conflicts in the Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts. He served overseas in the U.S. Embassies in Poland, Slovenia, and Barbados.[2]

Carpenter then worked in the White House as a special advisor for Europe and Eurasia to then-Vice President Biden and as director for Russia at the National Security Council. From 2015 to 2017, he served in the Pentagon as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, and Conventional Arms Control. He has most recently worked as the managing director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.[3][4]

US Ambassador to OSCE

On June 23, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Carpenter as U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with rank of Ambassador.[2] On September 15, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] On November 3, 2021, he was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote.[5] On November 29, 2021, he assumed office as ambassador after presenting his credentials to OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.[7][8]

Personal life

Carpenter speaks Polish, Slovene, Czech, French, and German.[2]

References
  1. Carpenter, Michael. "Michael Carpenter, Author at Just Security". Just Security. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. "President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. "Michael Carpenter | Penn Biden Center". global.upenn.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. "Ambassador Michael R. Carpenter". U.S. Mission to the OSCE. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  5. "PN777 - Nomination of Michael Carpenter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  6. "SFRC Approves 33 Critical Foreign Policy Nominations". United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  7. U.S. Mission to OSCE [@usosce] (November 29, 2021). "A very warm welcome to our new Ambassador Michael Carpenter! Today Dr. Carpenter presented his credentials to OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. @HelgaSchmid_SG (29 November 2021). "Pleased to welcome Ambassador @mikercarpenter 🇺🇸 to the @OSCE!I look forward to working together on the most pres…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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