Ethnicity Jewish Occupation Career diplomat | Years active 1975–present Name Gerald Feierstein | |
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Alma mater Point Park College: B.A. Philosophy (1973)Duquesne University: M.A. International Relations (1975) Education Point Park University, Duquesne University | ||
Gerald Michael Feierstein (born 1951) was the United States Ambassador to Yemen under President Barack Obama from September 2010 to October 2013. Since December 2013, Feierstein has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs in the Department of State.
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- Rana mubashir at prime time gerald m feierstein deputy chief of mission us embassy
- Education and personal life
- Diplomatic career
- Criticism
- References
Rana mubashir at prime time gerald m feierstein deputy chief of mission us embassy
Education and personal life
Feierstein was born in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He received a B.A. in Philosophy from Point Park College in 1973 and an M.A. in International Relations from Duquesne University in 1975.
In June 1975, he joined the Foreign Service.
He met his first wife, Mary, who is Pakistani, while first posted in Islamabad. His son served two combat tours in the United States Marine Corps during the Iraq War. In 2015, the marriage ended in divorce. In 2015, Feierstein married Carolyn McIntyre.
Diplomatic career
In June 1975, Feierstein joined the Foreign Service as Director of the Office of Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau. He subsequently served as: Director of the Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs; Deputy Director in the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs; and Desk Officer for Nepal, Pakistan and Egypt.
Between 2006 and 2008, Feierstein served in Washington, D.C. as Principal Deputy Assistant Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Coordinator for Programs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Feierstein has served at the following overseas posts:
In 2012, al Qaeda in Yemen offered 3 kilograms (96 ozt) of gold (about US$160,000) for killing Ambassador Feierstein, and 5 million Yemeni riyals (about US$23,000) for killing an American soldier in Yemen.
Criticism
Feierstein has come under criticism for his promotion of U.S. arms trade with Saudi Arabia, his support for the Gulf monarchies war on Yemen, and his promotion of regime change in Syria, and his giving of testimony in front of the US congress without making clear his financial ties to the gulf states. http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/middle-east-institute-gerald-feierstein-uae-saudi-yemen