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John Koenig | |
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United States Ambassador to Cyprus | |
In office September 12, 2012 – July 26, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Frank Urbancic |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Doherty |
Personal details | |
Born | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | September 24, 1958
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]
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.
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. [4] The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7, 2015. [5]
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John Koenig | |
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![]() | |
United States Ambassador to Cyprus | |
In office September 12, 2012 – July 26, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Frank Urbancic |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Doherty |
Personal details | |
Born | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | September 24, 1958
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]
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.
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. [4] The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7, 2015. [5]