Richard Carlton Paschall III

Richard Carlton Paschall III is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the Gambia from 2019 to 2022.

Richard Carlton Paschall III
United States Ambassador to the Gambia
In office
April 9, 2019 – February 15, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byPatricia Alsup
Succeeded bySharon L. Cromer
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJane Ellen Miller Paschall
ChildrenRichard Carlton Paschall IV
William Currie Paschall
EducationUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (B.A.)
National Defense University (M.S.)

Early life and education

Paschall earned a Bachelor of Arts from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a Master of Science from the National Defense University.[1]

Career

Paschall is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served with the Foreign Service since 1991. He served in leadership positions in the Bureau of African Affairs at the State Department, at the U.S. Embassies in Iraq and Chad, and as Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander of the Special Operations Command-Africa. He was also the Deputy Coordinator for Military Coordination and Operations in the Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department.[1]

On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Paschall to be the next United States Ambassador to the Gambia. On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate.[2] He was sworn into office on January 15, 2019.[3] Paschall arrived in The Gambia on March 14, 2019,[4] and presented his credentials to President Adama Barrow on April 9, 2019.[5][6][7] His mission ended on February 15, 2022.[8]

Awards

He is the recipient of numerous notable State Department awards as well as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Meritorious Civilian Service Award.[1]

Personal life

Paschall is married to Jane Ellen Miller Paschall, an attorney with expertise in international law, military justice, and rule of law capacity building, and father of two sons: His namesake, Richard Carlton Paschall IV, and William Currie Paschall.[5]

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate, Designate, and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 16, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "PN2432 - Nomination of Richard Carlton Paschall III for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. "Ambassador Paschall Sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia". 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. "Ambassador-designate Richard Carlton Paschall III". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  5. "Ambassador Richard Carlton Paschall III". U.S. Embassy in The Gambia. Retrieved 2019-12-03. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. "New UN, US, Burkina Ambassadors Present Diplomatic Credentials to President Barrow". www.statehouse.gm. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  7. "New U.S Ambassador Presents Credentials To President Barrow". Mamos TV. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  8. @USEmbassyBanjul (February 15, 2022). "Ambassador Richard Carl Paschall bid Farewell to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Gambia Dr. Mamadou Tangara. He was accompanied to @OfficialMofa by Deputy Chief of Mission Jason Willis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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