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American diplomat (born 1958)
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John Koenig
United States Ambassador to Cyprus
In office
September 12, 2012 – July 26, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byFrank Urbancic
Succeeded byKathleen Doherty
Personal details
Born (1958-09-24) September 24, 1958 (age 66)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
SpouseNatalie Koenig
Alma materUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Johns Hopkins University

John M. Koenig (born September 24, 1958) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015.

Early life and education

Koenig was born in Tacoma, Washington. As a teenager, 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.

References

  1. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN M. KOENIG" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. "Diplomatic Discourse" by Justin Schuster, Eric Stern; p. 274
  3. Officials Pressed Germans on Kidnapping by C.I.A. The New York Times, December 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "John M. Koenig News". United States Embassy, Cyprus. 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  5. New US ambassador to Cyprus presents credentials Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine In-Cyprus News, Oct. 7, 2015

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Preceded byFrank Urbancic United States Ambassador to Cyprus
2012–2015
Succeeded byKathleen Doherty
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