| Joseph W. Westphal | |
|---|---|
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| Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 26, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James B. Smith |
| United States Under Secretary of the Army | |
In office September 21, 2009 – March 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Nelson M. Ford |
| Succeeded by | Brad Carson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1948 Santiago, Chile |
| Profession | United States Army administrator College administrator College professor |
Joseph W. Westphal (born January 26, 1948) is the current United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He served as the 30th United States Under Secretary of the Army from 2009-2014.
Early life and education[]
Westphal was born in Santiago, Chile.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelphi University in New York[2] and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri.[3]
Career[]
Westphal served as the head of the Department of Political Science at Oklahoma State University between 1975 and 1987 and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University while working at the law firm of Patton Boggs.[4] He served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works from 1998 to 2001 and the Acting Secretary of the Army in 2001.[5] He also served as Chancellor of the University of Maine System[1] from 2002 - 2006 and was a professor of Political Science at the University of Maine from 2002 - 2009.[6] He later served as the Provost, at The New School in New York City.[7]
Westphal was a member of President Obama’s Transition Team for Defense[8] and was appointed as the United States Under Secretary of the Army in September, 2009. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on March 26, 2014 and sworn in the same day.[9][10]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heil, Emily (21 October 2013). "Senior Army official said to be in line for Saudi ambassadorship". http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2013/10/21/senior-army-official-said-to-be-in-line-for-saudi-ambassadorship/. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Cohen, Ruth-Ellen (19 October 2002). "An Army of One; New UMS chancellor already making mark on state education scene". http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2002/10/19/an-army-of-one-new-ums-chancellor-already-making-mark-on-state-education-scene/. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. army undersecretary picked to be next Saudi envoy". 8 November 2013. http://www.peninsulatimes.org/2013/11/08/u-s-army-undersecretary-picked-to-be-saudi-envoy/. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Cohen, Ruth-Ellen (7 February 2002). "Westphal selected for UMS top post; Ex-Army official unanimous choice". http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2002/02/07/westphal-selected-for-ums-top-post-ex-army-official-unanimous-choice/. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ William Gardner Bell. Secretaries of war and secretaries of the army: portr. & biograph. sketches. Government Printing Office. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-16-087635-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=MQJLO96t2RIC&pg=PA172.
- ↑ "Looking for needles in a federal haystack". 7 November 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/looking-for-needles-in-a-federal-haystack/2013/11/07/1845047a-47e8-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Santora, Marc; Foderaro, Lisa W. (11 December 2008). "New School Faculty Votes No Confidence in Kerrey". http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/nyregion/11kerrey.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Knickmeyer, Ellen (8 November 2013). "U.S. Army undersecretary picked to be Saudi envoy.". http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB40001424052702304672404579184011128412586. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Obama and Biden have managed to get a few ambassador confirmations while on the road". 27 March 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-and-biden-have-managed-to-get-a-few-ambassador-confirmations-while-on-the-road/2014/03/27/74e27c5c-b5da-11e3-8020-b2d790b3c9e1_story.html. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Joseph W. Westphal". Embassy of the United States, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/about-us/ambassador.html. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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