John M. Koenig Explained

John Koenig
Office:United States Ambassador to Cyprus
President:Barack Obama
Term Start:September 12, 2012
Term End:July 26, 2015
Predecessor:Frank Urbancic
Successor:Kathleen Doherty
Birth Date:24 September 1958
Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Spouse:Natalie Koenig
Alma Mater:University of Washington, Seattle
Johns Hopkins University

John M. Koenig (born September 24, 1958) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015.[1]

Early life and education

Koenig was born in Tacoma, Washington. As a teenager, he visited Pakistan with a family friend and was later an exchange student. He earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Washington and a master's degree in foreign relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Career

A career foreign service officer, he has held assignments in Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Italy and the Philippines.[2] He served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Berlin.[3] He was confirmed as Ambassador to Cyprus by the U.S. Senate on August 2, 2012.[4] Sworn in on August 17, 2012, Koenig presented his credentials to Cypriot president Demetris Christofias on September 12, 2012. The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7, 2015.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 April 2021 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN M. KOENIG . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711194202/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Koenig.John.pdf . 11 July 2024 . 11 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  2. "Diplomatic Discourse"by Justin Schuster, Eric Stern; p. 274
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/world/europe/09wikileaks-elmasri.html Officials Pressed Germans on Kidnapping by C.I.A.
  4. Web site: John M. Koenig News . United States Embassy, Cyprus . 2015 . June 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831053707/http://cyprus.usembassy.gov/theembassy/ambassador.html . August 31, 2010 . dead .
  5. http://in-cyprus.com/new-us-ambassador-to-cyprus-presents-credentials/ New US ambassador to Cyprus presents credentials