Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
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| United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe | |
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Assumed office February 25, 2016 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Wharton |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
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In office April 27, 2010 – October 16, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Kristie Kenney |
| Succeeded by | Philip Goldberg |
| Director General of the Foreign Service | |
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In office September 21, 2007 – June 24, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George Staples |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Powell |
| Executive Secretary to the Department of State | |
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In office July 25, 2005 – July 27, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Karl Hofmann |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Smith |
| United States Ambassador to Bangladesh | |
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In office August 14, 2003 – July 2, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Peters |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Butenis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Harry Keels Thomas Jr. June 3, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Ericka Ovette Mithi Aquino |
| Children | Casey Merie |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross Columbia University |
Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (born June 3, 1956 in the Harlem section of New York City) is an American diplomat and current United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe. He served as the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 2010 to 2013. A former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh (serving from 2003 to 2005) and Director General of the United States Foreign Service (serving from 2007 to 2009), Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19, 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney as Ambassador to the Philippines—the first African American to serve at that post. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 2010 and presented his credentials to Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 27, 2010 He was then nominated and confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe on October 22, 2015. He was sworn in on December 8, 2015.
Thomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984. In addition to his tenures as Ambassador to Bangladesh and the Philippines, his earlier postings included service in the US embassies in New Delhi, India; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kaduna, Nigeria; and Lima, Peru. He also served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State, Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service, Director of the State Department Operations Center, and Special Assistant to the then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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