Robert K. Scott (born June 5, 1963) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Malawi from 2019 to 2021.
Robert K. Scott | |
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| United States Ambassador to Malawi | |
| In office August 6, 2019 – October 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Virginia E. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | David Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1963 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lawrence University (BA) American University (MA) |
Early life and education
editScott earned a Bachelor of Arts from Lawrence University and a Master of Arts from American University. He also studied at the University of Göttingen in Germany on a United States Fulbright Grant.[1]
Career
editScott has been a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, since 1994. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassies in Harare, Zimbabwe and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and in multiple senior leadership positions at the United States Department of State.[1]
On August 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Scott to be the next United States Ambassador to Malawi. On August 16, 2018, his nomination was sent the United States Senate.[2] On April 11, 2019, his nomination was confirmed in the United States by voice vote.[3] He presented his credentials to President Peter Mutharika on August 6, 2019.[4][5] His mission ended when he left the country on October 20, 2021.[6]
Personal life
editHe speaks German, Ukrainian, and French.[1] He is married to his wife Anne and has two children, twins Jennifer and Nicolas.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 13, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nineteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 16, 2018
- ^ "PN263 - Nomination of Robert K. Scott for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "US Ambassador presents credentials to Mutharika". www.malawianwatchdog.com. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Introducing Robert K. Scott, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi". U.S. Embassy in Malawi. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe [@USEmbassyLLW] (October 20, 2021). "Ambassador Scott bids farewell today: "It has been an incredible honor to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Malawi. I am proud of the U.S. Mission team's work across this country to support Malawians in their plans to transform the nation into a more prosperous & self-reliant one."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Statement of Robert Kenneth Scott Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi" (PDF). Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. September 26, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2020.