Matthew H. Tueller
| Matthew Tueller | |
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| United States Ambassador to Yemen | |
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Assumed office June 10, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gerald Feierstein |
| United States Ambassador to Kuwait | |
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In office September 28, 2011 – April 28, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Deborah Jones |
| Succeeded by | Michael Adler |
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| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) |
| Spouse(s) | DeNeece Gurney |
| Children | 5 |
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Brigham Young University, Utah Harvard University |
Ambassador Matthew H. Tueller is an American diplomat who currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Yemen.
Matthew H. Tueller arrived in Kuwait on September 23, 2011. He was nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait by President Barack Obama on May 4, 2011. His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30, 2011, and he was sworn in by Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns on September 8.
Matthew H. Tueller, of the State of Utah, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and his other overseas assignments have included Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Cairo; Political Minister Counselor at Embassy Baghdad; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Kuwait; Political Counselor at Embassy Riyadh; Chief of the U.S. Office in Aden, Yemen; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Doha; Political Officer at Embassy London; and Political Officer and Consular Officer at Embassy Amman. His Washington assignments have included Deputy Director in the Office of Northern Gulf Affairs and Egypt Desk Officer.
Ambassador Tueller holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University and a M.P.P. from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Tueller is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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