Anthony Francis Godfrey
is an American career diplomat who served as the
United States Ambassador to Serbia from 2019 until 2022.
Education
Godfrey earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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from the
University of California at Davis.
Career
At the time of his appointment as Ambassador, Godfrey had worked for the Foreign Service for almost thirty years. Before that, he served 12 years in the
United States Navy
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.
For four years, prior to his appointment as Ambassador, he was a Political Minister Counselor and then a
Deputy Chief of Mission
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at the
U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia.
United States Ambassador to Serbia
On June 18, 2019,
President Trump
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...
announced his intent to nominate Godfrey as the next Ambassador to Serbia.
On June 24, 2019, his nomination was sent to the
United States Senate
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.
His nomination was confirmed by
voice vote
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on September 26, 2019.
Personal
Godfrey is married to Anne Marie (O'Toole) Godfrey.
They have three children. Godfrey speaks
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
,
Serbian and
Turkish.
See also
*
List of current ambassadors of the United States
References
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of California, Davis alumni
United States Foreign Service personnel
21st-century American diplomats
Ambassadors of the United States to Serbia
Year of birth missing (living people)
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