Eugene Young (diplomat)

Raised in Lockport, New York, Young graduated from Lockport Senior High School in 1980. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Miami University and a Master of Arts in international affairs from the Elliott School at George Washington University.[2][3]

Young is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He was the Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. embassy in Vienna, Austria; the Consul and Senior Civilian Representative of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan; and the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Among his other assignments, Young served as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Durban, South Africa, and as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State. He is serving as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.[2]

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Young to be the next United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo. On April 22, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.