Ronald E. Neumann
| Ronald E. Neumann | |
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| United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
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In office June 27, 2005 – April 10, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Zalmay Khalilzad |
| Succeeded by | William Braucher Wood |
| United States Ambassador to Bahrain | |
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In office September 17, 2001 – June 7, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Johnny Young |
| Succeeded by | William T. Monroe |
| United States Ambassador to Algeria | |
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In office July 5, 1994 – September 19, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Mary Ann Casey |
| Succeeded by | Cameron R. Hume |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1944 |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Ronald E. Neumann (born September 30, 1944) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (2005–2007), Bahrain (2001–2004) and Algeria (1994–1997). He is the son of former ambassador Robert G. Neumann and traveled extensively after college in Afghanistan while his father was ambassador there. Both he and his father served in diplomatic posts in Afghanistan precedented only by one other father/son pair, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams who both served as Ministers to Britain. He pronounces his last name Newmann (without the Germanic neu) and his name is sometimes seen spelled that way.
Amb. Neumann joined the United States Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in 1970. His first posting was in Senegal, but in 1973 he served in Tabriz, Iran, and thereafter specialized in the Middle East, and Persian Gulf in particular. He also served in the United Arab Emirates. In 1991, while he was Director of the Iran Iraq office (Director of Northern Gulf Affairs), Neumann was involved in overseeing Kurdish refugees in the Middle East.
In 1994 he was made ambassador to Algeria, in part because of his Middle East experience, and served in that capacity until 1997. He subsequently was made Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
In 2000, he was selected to become ambassador to Bahrain, but the Senate did not confirm him immediately and during the delay he was found to be involved in a minor security scandal involving the mishandling of classified materials. He was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing and newly elected President George W. Bush approved his appointment in 2001.
He was ambassador to Bahrain when the embassy there was closed temporarily due to attacks in April 2002 from pro-Palestinian protestors. No one was hurt in the protest although buildings were damaged and vehicles were set on fire.
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