Joseph LeBaron

Joseph LeBaron

Joseph Evan LeBaron is the current United States Ambassador to Qatar. He was sworn in as Ambassador on July 18, 2008, in a ceremony at the Simon Benson House of Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

PSU Interim President Michael J. Reardon presided over the ceremony, and the oath of office was administered by Paul J. DeMuniz, the Chief Justice of Oregon's Supreme Court.

The event is believed to be the first time a career diplomat of the U.S. Foreign Service has been sworn in as ambassador in a public ceremony in the United States but outside Washington, D.C.

LeBaron served in the United States Air Force [http://media.www.dailyvanguard.com/media/storage/paper941/news/2008/07/23/News/Lebaron.To.Help.Connect.Psu.And.Qatar-3393567.shtml LeBaron to help connect PSU and Qatar] ] . He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1980. Later, he was the ambassador to Mauritania from 2003 to 2006 [http://www.pdx.edu/sba/news/20855/ News: PSU Alumnus Joseph LeBaron Sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar] ] .

LeBaron received a BS in Sociology from Portland State University, and a PHD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University [http://qatar.usembassy.gov/ambswear.html U.S. Envoy "Thrilled to Return to Qatar"] ] .

References

External links

* [http://news.opb.org/article/2630-psu-grad-sworn-ambassador-qatar/ OPB: PSU Grad Sworn In As Ambassador To Qatar]
* [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=231450&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Gulf Times: Qatari students meet US envoy-designate]
* [http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=July2008&file=Local_News2008072212621.xml The Peninsula: US envoy thrilled to be back where he started]
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1216427108253890.xml&coll=7 The Oregonian: New ambassador to Qatar picks PSU for swearing-in]


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