Robert Stephen Ford

Robert Stephen Ford (* 1958 ) is an American career diplomat and currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Syria . He was previously the US Ambassador to Algeria from 2006 to 2008 .

Life

Ford grew up in Denver and then moved to Maryland . At the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University , he completed his Master of Arts in 1983 . Ford speaks German , Turkish , French and Arabic . Ford is married to diplomat Alison Barkley.

Ford joined the Foreign Service in 1985 and worked in İzmir , Cairo , Algiers and Yaoundé . From 2001 to 2004 Ford served as envoy for the US Mission in Bahrain and from 2004 to 2006 as counselor at the US embassy in Baghdad , where he returned in 2008 as envoy.

Previously, on April 13, 2006, President George W. Bush had nominated him as Ambassador for Algeria . The US Senate confirmed the nomination on May 27. Ford took his oath of office on August 11th.

In 2010, Ford was named US ambassador to Syria after a five-year vacancy. After the Senate had not responded to Ford's nomination, President Obama used a Recess Appointment in December 2010 .

In October 2011 he was brought back to the USA for security reasons.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Abby Phillip: Ford in spotlight amid Syria revolt . Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b Borzou Daragahi: Progress and Pain Marked Envoy's Tenure in Iraq , Los Angeles Times . June 3, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
^ Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing . GlobalSecurity.org. June 12, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
^ Bouteflika re-appoints Ouyahia as PM . In: Middle East Online , June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 7, 2011. @1@ 2

^ US nominates first ambassador to Syria in five years , BBC News. February 3, 2010.

↑ AFP report

Web links

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Official CV

personal data
SURNAME	Ford, Robert Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH	1958

[politico1-1] Abby Phillip: Ford in spotlight amid Syria revolt . Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2011.

[LAtimes-2] Borzou Daragahi: Progress and Pain Marked Envoy's Tenure in Iraq , Los Angeles Times . June 3, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

[3] Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing . GlobalSecurity.org. June 12, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

[4] Bouteflika re-appoints Ouyahia as PM . In: Middle East Online , June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 7, 2011. @1@ 2

[5] US nominates first ambassador to Syria in five years , BBC News. February 3, 2010.

[6] AFP report