Shawn P. Crowley

Shawn Patrick Crowley is an American diplomat who currently works under the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

The Honorable
Shawn Patrick Crowley
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
July 29, 2016 – January 4, 2018
President
Preceded byAdam H. Sterling
Succeeded byPete Hoekstra
Personal details
Born
Shawn Patrick Crowley
Children2
Alma mater

Biography

Crowley received a Bachelor's degree in international relations from Georgetown University and a Master's degree in national security strategy from the National War College.[1] Before working for the State Department, he worked as a banker in the Cayman Islands and as a staffer in the German Parliament in Bonn.[2][3]

In 1991 Crowley began his career in the foreign service, working in Kuwait on political issues such as repatriation of American prisoners from Iraq. He would go on to hold numerous other positions throughout the Middle East and Europe. Between January and March 2012, he led the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi.[2][4]

Crowley would later on serve as Chargé d'Affaires from the United States to the Netherlands from July 29, 2016, to January 4, 2018.[5][6][7]

On May 16, 2020, Crowley began working for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.[3] He has since moved up to the position of director of Western European Affairs, a position which he still holds.[1][8]

Family

Crowley and his wife Sabine have two grown children, a daughter working as a microbiologist in Arkansas and a son working in marketing in Frankfurt.[2]

References
  1. "Shawn Crowley: Office of Western European Affairs" (PDF). aer.org. American Enterprise Institute. March 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "New Deputy Chief of Mission: Shawn Crowley". U.S. Embassy and Consulate in the Netherlands. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  3. "Shawn Crowley". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  4. Shapiro, Ben (2015-04-28). The People Vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-6515-0.
  5. "Shawn P. Crowley". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2021-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "US chargé d'affaires in The Hague". Diplomat magazine. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  7. Lansford, Tom (2017-03-31). Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-5063-2717-4.
  8. "Chapter 12: International Affairs". Washington Information Directory 2020-2021. CQ Press. 2020-07-21. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-5443-8494-8.


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