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President
  
Barack Obama

Name
  
John Koenig

Spouse(s)
  
Fatima Salces Arce

Succeeded by
  
Kathleen Doherty

Preceded by
  
Frank Urbancic


John Koenig (diplomat)

Born
  
September 24, 1958 (age 65) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. (
1958-09-24
)

Alma mater
  
University of Washington, Seattle Johns Hopkins University

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John M. Koenig (born September 24, 1958) is an American diplomat and served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus.

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Early life and education

Koenig was born in Tacoma, Washington. As a teen-ager 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.

Career

A career foreign service officer, he has held assignments in Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Italy and the Philippines. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Berlin. He was confirmed as Ambassador to Cyprus by the U.S. Senate on August 2, 2012. Sworn in on August 17, 2012, Koenig presented his credentials to Cypriot president Demetris Christofias on September 12, 2012. The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7, 2015.

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