Scot Alan Marciel (born 1958) is an American diplomat and served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the

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until February 2016. He was confirmed by the

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to be the United States Ambassador to Burma on January 28, 2016. He was the

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from August 2010 until July 2013. Marciel has worked for the

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since 1985. He has served in various capacities abroad and in particular was the

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prior to his nomination in Indonesia. Marciel grew up in

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. He is a graduate of the

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and the

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Diplomatic career

Ambassador Marciel previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asia and Pacific Bureau, responsible for relations with Southeast Asia, and as Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs. Marciel, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, joined the State Department in 1985. His assignments included Director of the Department's Office of Maritime Southeast Asia, Director of the Office of Mainland Southeast Asia, and Director of the Office of Southeastern Europe. He has served in Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Brazil and Turkey, as well as in the Economic Bureau's Office of Monetary Affairs.

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