President Barack Obama Deputy Danny Hall Deputy Jonathan Pratt Preceded by Maura Connelly | Preceded by Richard Olson Name David Hale President Barack Obama Role Diplomat | |
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Education Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service | ||
Meet david hale u s ambassador to pakistan
David Hale (born 1962) is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer, currently serving as the United States Ambassador to Pakistan.
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- Meet david hale u s ambassador to pakistan
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- Early life
- Career
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Introducing david hale u s ambassador to lebanon
Early life
David Hale was born in 1962 in New Jersey. He graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
Career
Hale joined the Foreign Service in 1985. He served at the United States missions to Tunisia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Nations. In Washington, Hale was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel, Egypt and the Levant and Director for Israel-Palestinian Affairs. He held several staff posts, including Executive Assistant to Secretary of State Albright.
Hale was United States Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between 2005 and 2008. He was Deputy Envoy from 2009 to 2012, and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace between 2011 and 2013. He served as the United States Ambassador to Lebanon from 2013 to 2015.
Hale has been the United States Ambassador to Pakistan since August 5, 2015. In May 2017, he dedicated a new Counter-Terrorism Department building in Karachi in May 2017. The building, which had been bombed in 2010, was rebuilt with Rs24 million from the United States Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
Hale is the recipient of several Department Superior and Meritorious Honor awards, including the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award in 2013.