Christopher Dell
| Christopher William Dell | |
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| United States Ambassador to Kosovo | |
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In office May 27, 2009 – September 2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tina Kaidanow |
| Succeeded by | Tracey Ann Jacobson |
| United States Ambassador to Angola | |
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In office August 8, 2001 – July 12, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joseph Gerard Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia G. Efird |
| United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe | |
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In office August 11, 2004 – July 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joseph Gerard Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | James D. McGee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Department of State |
| Unit | U.S. Africa Command |
| Commands | Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activity, U.S. Africa Command |
Christopher William Dell (born 1956) is a career United States Foreign Service officer who is currently serving as the Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activity, U.S. Africa Command since 2012. Before his current assignment Ambassador Dell served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, after having also been posted to Angola and Zimbabwe.
Dell obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College, Columbia University in 1978 and a Master of Philosophy from Balliol College, University of Oxford in 1980.
During the 1980s, Dell worked in American embassies and consulates in Mexico and Portugal, and at the Foreign Office. In the 1990s, he was posted to Mozambique and Bulgaria. In 2000-2001, he served as the Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina, Kosovo.
From 2001 to 2004, Christopher Dell was U.S. Ambassador to Angola.
Dell was appointed US Ambassador to Zimbabwe on July 2, 2004, and presented his credentials in Harare on September 2. During his tenure, the government of President Robert Mugabe has carried out Operation Murambatsvina, which has been described by Mugabe as an “urban renewal” programme and by his political opponents as a crackdown on the urban poor. Western governments, including that of the United States, have condemned it.
Relations between the United States and Zimbabwe have deteriorated as a result of both Operation Murambatsvina and the humanitarian situation in the country, which the United States has blamed on official corruption and mismanagement. In addition, the US named Zimbabwe an abuser of human rights in 2004 annual report.
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