Ryan Crocker

Ryan Crocker is the current U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, a position that he was confirmed for on March 7, 2007. He was previously the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan from October 2004 to March 2007.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: June 19, 1949
2. Father served in the Air Force
3. Alma Mater: Whitman College
4. Major: English
5. Received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Whitman
6. In 1994, Crocker was awarded a Presidential Distinguished Service Award
7. Holds a State Department Distinguished Honor Award
8. Met his wife, Christine, in Baghdad in 1971
9. Assigned to the American Embassy in Beirut during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon

Positions

1. Served as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan from 2004-2007
2. Served as U.S. Ambassador to Syria from 1998-2001
3. Served as U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait from 1994-1997
4. Served as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon from 1990-1993

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