Dan Mozena

Dan Mozena. Official U.S. Dep’t of State photo.

Dan Mozena (born May 1, 1949 in Dubuque, Iowa) is a United States Foreign Service Officer and a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola 2007–2010.

On May 16, 2011, President Obama nominated Mozena to be the next United States Ambassador to Bangladesh.^[1]

Foreign Service Career

Amb. Mozena joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a Political Officer in 1981.

1982 - 1983: Consular Officer, U.S. Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia

1983 - 1985: Economic Officer and Political Officer, U.S. Embassy, Kinshasa, Zaire

1985 - 1988: Public Diplomacy Officer, Office of Strategic Nuclear Policy, Political-Military Bureau, Dept. of State

1988 - 1989: Hindi language study, Foreign Service Institute

1989 - 1992: Deputy Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi, India

1992 - 1993: Officer-in-Charge, South African Affairs, Dept. of State

1993 - 1995: Deputy Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, Dept. of State

1995 - 1998: Deputy Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan

1998 - 2001: Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2001 - 2004: Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia

2004 - 2007: Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, Dept of State, Washington

2007 - 2010: U.S. Ambassador to Angola, Luanda, Angola

2010 - 2011: Professor of National Security, National War College, Washington

Education and Early Career

Amb. Mozena graduated from Iowa State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in History and Government. He participated in a Cultural Exchange program to Nepal under the auspices of the National 4-H Council from 1970 to 1971. From 1971 to 1974, Amb. Mozena attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ^[2] He graduated in 1974 with a Master of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration degree. From 1974 to 1976, Amb. Mozena was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zaire. Before joining the Foreign Service, Amb. Mozena worked as a Program Specialist from 1977 to 1981 for the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Family

Amb. Mozena is the second of four sons and one daughter of Kenneth and Edna Mozena. In 1971, Amb. Mozena married Grace Feeney. They have two children: Anne (1979) and Mark (1983).

References

1. ^ "Nominations & Appointments". United States White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/nominations-and-appointments. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
2. ^ Biography State Department, United States

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