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William P. Ruger

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William Ruger
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William P. Ruger[1] is an American academic serving as the vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute and the vice president for foreign policy at Stand Together.[2] On September 10, 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[3][4] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5]

Education[]

Ruger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary and a PhD in politics from Brandeis University. Ruger fought in the War in Afghanistan as a member of the United States Navy Reserve.[6][7]

Career[]

Ruger worked as a professor of political science at Texas State University and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.[8]

Prior to his nomination, Ruger has advocated for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.[9][10] Ruger has been associated with the foreign policy realism movement.[11][12] In September 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[3][4] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5]

References[]

  1. ↑ "William P. Ruger" (in en-US). https://www.defensepriorities.org/team/profile/william-ruger. 
  2. ↑ Gage, Beverly (2019-09-10). "The Koch Foundation Is Trying to Reshape Foreign Policy. With Liberal Allies." (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/charles-koch-foundation-education.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/charles-koch-foundation-education.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate the Following Individual to a Key Administration Post" (in en-US). whitehouse.gov. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-following-individual-key-administration-post-091020/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ballhaus, Rebecca (2020-09-04). "WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Expected to Nominate a New Ambassador to Afghanistan" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-expected-to-nominate-a-new-ambassador-to-afghanistan-11599165975. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "PN2234 - Nomination of William Ruger for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". 2021-01-03. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/2234. 
  6. ↑ "Trump nominates war skeptic as ambassador to Afghanistan". https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/trump-nominates-war-skeptic-as-ambassador-to-afghanistan-1.644662. 
  7. ↑ Vella, Lauren (2020-09-10). "Overnight Defense: Trump announces new US ambassador to Afghanistan | Pentagon officially withdraws plan to end 'Stars and Stripes' | Biden says Trump doesn't understand national security, intel officials 'don't trust' him" (in en). https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/515963-overnight-defense-trump-announces-new-us-ambassador-to-afghanistan. 
  8. ↑ "William P. Ruger, Charles Koch Institute's schedule for 26th SPN Annual Meeting". https://26thspnannualmeeting2018.sched.com/speaker/william_p_ruger_charles_koch_institute.1yhfuuwm. 
  9. ↑ Gramer, Jack Detsch, Robbie. "Will Trump's Troop Drawdown Plans Destabilize Iraq and Afghanistan (Again)?" (in en-US). https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/10/will-trumps-troop-drawdown-plans-destabilize-iraq-and-afghanistan-again/. 
  10. ↑ Ruger, William (2020-05-28). "President Trump Is Right On Afghanistan" (in en). https://nationalinterest.org/feature/president-trump-right-afghanistan-158256. 
  11. ↑ "Why U.S. Foreign Policy Isn't Making America Safer" (in en-US). https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/why-u-s-foreign-policy-isnt-making-america-safer/. 
  12. ↑ ""War Is the Least Conservative Undertaking"—An Interview with Dr William Ruger" (in en-AU). 2019-07-31. https://quillette.com/2019/07/31/war-is-the-least-conservative-undertaking-an-interview-with-dr-william-ruger/. 
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