Michael Ratney

Michael Ratney
Michael Ratney
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
	Nominee
	Assuming office; TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Martina Strong (acting)
United States Special Envoy for Syria
	In office; July 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Joel Rayburn
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
	In office; July 27, 2012 – July 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Daniel Rubinstein
Succeeded by	Donald Blome
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 60–61)
Spouse(s)	Karen Sasahara
Education	Boston University (BS); George Washington University (MA)

Michael Alan Ratney[1] (born 1961) is the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Israel.[2] He was most recently the Dean of the School of Language Studies at the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute. Prior to that, Ratney served as the State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Levant and Israel-Palestinian Affairs and, from 2015 to 2017, as the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria. From 2012 to 2015, Ratney was the U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem. Until 2012, Ratney was Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Media and, before that, Spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. He is the nominee to serve as the next United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Early life and education

Raised in Massachusetts, Ratney is a 1979 graduate of Bedford High School.[3] He has a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Boston University and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University.[4]

Career

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1990, Ratney served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, as well as tours in Mexico City, Baghdad, Beirut, Casablanca, Bridgetown, and Washington, DC. Ratney is from Massachusetts.[5]

Nomination as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia

On April 22, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Ratney to be the next United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[6] On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

References

"PN1794 — Foreign Service — 103rd Congress (1993-1994)". U.S. Congress. 4 October 1994. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
"Chargé d'Affaires Michael Ratney".
Missile. Bedford High School. 1979. p. 48.
"State Dept Appoints Senior Diplomat Michael Ratney as New U.S. Special Envoy for Syria". Diplopundit. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
United States Department of State
"President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 22, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 25, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "PN1794 — Foreign Service — 103rd Congress (1993-1994)". U.S. Congress. 4 October 1994. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[2] "Chargé d'Affaires Michael Ratney".

[3] Missile. Bedford High School. 1979. p. 48.

[Diplo-4] "State Dept Appoints Senior Diplomat Michael Ratney as New U.S. Special Envoy for Syria". Diplopundit. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[State2009-5] United States Department of State

[April22-6] "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 22, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[7] "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 25, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.