Kent Logsdon

Kent Doyle Logsdon is an American diplomat who is the nominee to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Moldova.

Kent Logsdon
United States Ambassador to Moldova
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingDereck J. Hogan
Personal details
Born
Kent Doyle Logsdon

Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame
University of Virginia

Early life

A Sewickley, Pennsylvania native, Logsdon has a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree in Government from the University of Notre Dame.[1]

Career
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with ambassadors and chargés d'affaires during a regional chiefs of mission meeting in Paris, 2018, with Logsdon on the left.

A Foreign Service Officer (a member of the Senior Foreign Service), Logsdon was Chief of Staff to Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Keith J. Krach from September 30, 2019 to July 30, 2021. Previously, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He came to that position after serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, serving as chargé d'affaires from January 2017 to May 2018.[1] Logsdon was the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources in Washington, D.C. before he went to Berlin.[2]

According to the State Department, Logdson "has spent the bulk of his career, spanning over 34 years, in the European and Eurasia region". He speaks Russian, Ukrainian, Thai and German.[3]

On July 13, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intention of nominating Logsdon to be the United States Ambassador to Moldova.[4] On July 15, 2021, his nomination, which was sent to the Senate.[5] On September 29, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[7] His nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

See also

References
  1. "Kent D. Logsdon CHIEF OF STAFF/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT". US Department of State. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Kent Logsdon U.S. Department of State". The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Logsdon, Kent Doyle – Republic of Moldova – July 2021", United States Department of State, July 15, 2021.
  4. "President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations". The White House. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. "PN873 - Nomination of Kent Doyle Logsdon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  7. "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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