John F. Tefft
American diplomat (born 1949)
John F. Tefft (born August 16, 1949) is an American diplomat who has served as a Foreign Service Officer since 1972. He was the United States Ambassador to Russia between July 31, 2014 and September 28, 2017.2
From Wikipedia’s article on John F. Tefft (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 16, 1949.1
About
He had previously served as the United States' ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Lithuania.
From Wikipedia’s article on John F. Tefft, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- RAND CorporationBoard member Oct 2013 to Aug 201420
Early life and education
- 1967Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart3 4
- 1967 to 1971Marquette University Bachelor of Arts; study of history3 5
- 1974 to 1978Georgetown University Master of Arts; study of history3
Tefft was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University and a Master of Arts in history from Georgetown University.
From Wikipedia’s article on John F. Tefft (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: Foreign Service officer, diplomat.11
- 2014 to 2017United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation7 8
- 2013 to 2014Director, RAND Corporation6 7
- 2009 to 2013United States Ambassador to Ukraine8 10
- 2005 to 2009United States Ambassador to Georgia8 10
- 2004 to 2005Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of State6 7
- 2003 to 2004Adviser, National War College6 7
- 2000 to 2003United States Ambassador to Lithuania8 9
- 1972 to 2017Ambassador of the United States, United States Foreign Service6 7
Tefft is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the personal rank of Minister-Counselor. He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1972 and has served in Jerusalem, Budapest, Rome, Moscow, Vilnius, Tbilisi, and Kyiv.
Until his appointment as ambassador to Georgia, he was the deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs since July 6, 2004. Tefft also served as International Affairs Advisor (Deputy Commandant) of the National War College in Washington, D.C. From 2000 to 2003, he was the United States Ambassador to Lithuania. He served as deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow from 1996 to 1999 (when Pickering was ambassador), and was chargé d'affaires at the Embassy from November 1996 to September 1997. Tefft served as Director of the Office of Northern European Affairs from 1992 to 1994, Deputy Director of the Office of Soviet Union (later Russian and CIS) Affairs from 1989 to 1992, and Counselor for Political-Military Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Rome from 1986 to 1989.
His other foreign assignments included Budapest and Jerusalem, as well as service on the U.S. delegation to the START I arms control negotiations in 1985.
Read more
Ambassador to Ukraine
On September 30, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Tefft as the ambassador to Ukraine. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 20, 2009.
Tefft arrived in Ukraine on December 2, 2009, and President Viktor Yushchenko accepted Tefft's credentials of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on December 7, 2009. The ambassador expressed his hope for fruitful cooperation. Tefft delivered his speech in Ukrainian.
On February 26, 2013, President Obama nominated Geoffrey R. Pyatt to succeed Tefft as Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine. Pyatt was sworn in on July 30, 2013, and arrived in Ukraine on August 3, 2013.
Ambassador to Russia
In July 2014, President Obama nominated Tefft as the United States Ambassador to Russia in Moscow, after receiving Russia's approval.
The Senate confirmed Tefft in a voice vote on July 31, 2014. The confirmation followed several attempts as a number of ambassadorial appointments were being held up at the time. Strained relations with Russia over pro-separatist activity in eastern Ukraine, the country's annexation of Crimea, and the alleged shooting down of a commercial airliner, prompted senators to finally approve the nomination. He presented his credentials to President Vladimir Putin on November 19, 2014, and left the position on September 28, 2017.
In 2016, the Russian governor of the Samara Oblast, Nikolay Merkushkin, advised AvtoVAZagregat employees for help in paying wages and appeals to US Ambassador John Tefft.
From Wikipedia’s article on John F. Tefft (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Awards
Links
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataJohn F. Tefft on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJohn F. Tefft on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4
- 5Wikidataeducation, as reported by SNAC
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19WikidataJohn F. Tefft: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 20WikidataRAND Corporation, Board member
- 21