September Nominations - Part 2

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
110^th CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Time: 2:30 P.M.
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Kerry

Mr. James F. Jeffrey
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey

Ambassador Jeffrey, a Career Member of the Foreign Service, previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State. His responsibilities included leading the Iran Policy Team and coordinating public diplomacy. He also served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Iraq from August 2005 to August 2006. Prior to this, he served as U.S. Charge d'affairs to Iraq from March 2005 to June 2005. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Baghdad from June 2004 through March 2005. Earlier in his career, Ambassador Jeffrey served as Ambassador to Albania from October 2002 to May 2004. Other assignments have included Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkey and Kuwait and Deputy Special Representative for Bosnian Implementation.

Ambassador Jeffrey received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and his master's degree from Boston University. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and Vietnam from 1969 to 1976. He has 31 years of experience in the Foreign Service and has served in Turkey three times previously.

Mr. Gene A. Cretz
to be Ambassador to Libya

Mr. Cretz of New York is a Career Member of the Foreign Service and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Damascus. Earlier in his career, he served as Minister Counselor of Economic and Political Affairs at the United States Embassy in Cairo. Mr. Cretz received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and his master's degree from State University College at Buffalo. Mr. Cretz has 27 years of experience in the Foreign Service and will be our first ambassador to Libya in 36 years.