John R. Bass

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John Bass
United States Ambassador to Turkey
Assumed office
October 20, 2014
President Barack Obama
Deputy Lawrence C. Mandel
Preceded by Francis Ricciardone
Executive Secretary of the Department of State
In office
October 8, 2012 – July 18, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Stephen Mull
Succeeded by Joseph Macmanus
United States Ambassador to Georgia
In office
October 16, 2009 – July 17, 2012
President Barack Obama
Preceded by John Tefft
Succeeded by Richard Norland
Personal details
Born 1964 (age 51–52)
Alma mater Syracuse University

John R. Bass is the Ambassador of the United States to Turkey. He was Ambassador of the United States to Georgia from 2009 to 2012.[1]

Ambassador Bass is from upstate New York, and is a graduate of Syracuse University.[1] He speaks Italian and French.[1] In October 2012 he was appointed Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State and served as the liaison between the State Department's many bureaus and the leadership offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretaries, and the Director of Policy Planning.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ambassador Biography". Embassy of the United States Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
John Tefft		 United States Ambassador to Georgia
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Richard Norland
Preceded by
Francis Ricciardone		 United States Ambassador to Turkey
2014–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Stephen Mull		 Executive Secretary of the Department of State
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
Joseph Macmanus
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