Christopher McMullen explained

Christopher J. McMullen
Alma Mater:Georgetown University
National War College
Office2:United States Ambassador in Angola
Termstart2:2010
Termend2:2013
Successor2:Helen La Lime
Predecessor2:Dan Mozena
President2:Barack Obama

Christopher J. McMullen (born 1952) is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from October 2010[1] [2] to June 12, 2013.[3]

McMullen was raised in Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree from West Chester University in 1974. He also received a master's degree in modern European history from West Chester University in 1976. McMullen graduated from Georgetown University with a PhD in Latin American history[4] in 1980 as well as graduating from the National War College in 2001.

McMullen joined the foreign service in 1987 and went on to serve in Nicaragua, Malaysia, El Salvador, Tanzania, Columbia, Brazil, and Angola.[5]

He was later employed at Georgetown teaching Latin American history which he also taught at George Mason University. He also worked in the office of Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) as a foreign affairs fellow and was also a senior analyst for the Department of Defense. After leaving his post in Angola, McMullen taught at the National War College.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher McMullen . Office of the Historian . 22 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Brinkerhoff . Noel . Ambassador to Angola: Who is Christopher McMullen? . AllGov . 22 November 2019.
  3. News: Houle . Christine . An Interview with Christopher McMullen, Former U.S. Ambassador to Angola . 22 November 2019 . The Politic.
  4. News: Alumnus Profile: Q & A with Ambassador Christopher J. McMullen '74, M '76 . Winter–Spring 2014 . 24 . West Chester University Magazine . 6 January 2021.
  5. Web site: 29 April 2019 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER MCMULLEN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240629021625/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/McMullen.Chris.pdf . 29 June 2024 . 29 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.