William A. Heidt | |
Office: | United States Ambassador to Cambodia |
President: | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Term Start: | September 14, 2015 |
Term End: | November 28, 2018 |
Predecessor: | William E. Todd |
Successor: | W. Patrick Murphy |
Birth Place: | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse: | Sotie Kenmano |
Children: | Allen Heidt [1] |
Alma Mater: | Pennsylvania State University (BA) George Washington University (MA) |
William A. "Bill" Heidt (born 1961)[2] is an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Cambodia from 2015 to 2018. He was nominated on April 7, 2015, by President Barack Obama[3] to succeed William E. Todd.[4] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2015.[5] and sworn in on September 14, 2015.[6] His term ended on November 28, 2018.
Heidt earned a bachelor's degree in Foreign Service and International Politics from Pennsylvania State University and a master's degree in International Relations from George Washington University.