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John R. Nay is currently serving as the United States ambassador to the South American nation of Suriname.^[1] Ambassador Nay was appointed to office by President Barack Obama^[2] and arrived in Suriname on September 28, 2009. Ambassador Nay presented his letters of credence to the Head of State, His Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan on October 16, 2009 becoming the 13th United States Ambassador to Suriname.

Nay joined the State Department in 1977 and his tours of duty are described in the table below.^[2]

Tour of Duty	Dates	Position
Taipei, Taiwan	1978-1980
Singapore	1980-1982
Washington D.C., USA	1982-1985	Analyst on Cambodia and Korea
Calgary, Canada	1985-1989	U.S. Consulate General
Taipei, Taiwan	1990-1993	Consular Chief
Washington D.C., USA	1993-1995	Deputy Director for Pacific Island Affairs
Johannesburg, South Africa	1996-1999	Regional Consular Officer (Southern Africa)
New Delhi, India	1999-2002	Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs
Washington D.C., USA	2002-2003	Senior Inspector (State Dept. Office of the Inspector General)
Washington D.C., USA	2003-2006	Office Director for African Regional and Security Affairs (Bureau of African Affairs)
Toronto, Canada	2006-2009	Consul General
Paramaribo, Suriname	2009-present	Ambassador

Personal Information edit

John Nay was born in Louisiana in 1953 to Jack and Geraldine Nay and grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan. Ambassador Nay holds a BA and MA in History from Andrews University and a Masters in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.^[3] He is married to Judith Nay and has three children, Janelle, Jaclyn, and Jordan, and one grandson.

References edit

^ US Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/132132.htm
^ ^a ^b AllGov http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Ambassador_to_Suriname__Who_Is_John_Nay_100123
^ http://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2009/06/officially-in-john-r-nay-to-paramaribo.html

External links edit

[state.gov-1] US Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/132132.htm

[AllGov-2] AllGov http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Ambassador_to_Suriname__Who_Is_John_Nay_100123

[Diplopundit-3] ttp://diplopundit.blogspot.com/2009/06/officially-in-john-r-nay-to-paramaribo.html

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