Dereck Jamal Hogan is an American diplomat who had served as United States Ambassador to Moldova. He had served as Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary in the

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. He appointed

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on 7 August 2023.

Education

Hogan received a

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degree from

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and a

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in International Relations from the

Woodrow Wilson School The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (''abbrev.'' SPIA; formerly the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school provides an array of co ...

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Career

Hogan is a career member of the

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. He has been working for the

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since 1997. He has served at multiple capacities including being the

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and

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at the U.S. Embassy in

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, Director of the office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs in the Department's

and has worked in U.S. embassies in Belarus, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. He was also Special Assistant to Secretary of State

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United States Ambassador to Moldova

On June 22, 2018,

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nominated Hogan to be the next United States Ambassador to Moldova.President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts
“

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”, June 22, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019. On September 6, 2018, the

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confirmed his nomination by

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. He presented his credentials to the President of

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

on November 2, 2018.

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Hogan had served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from September 2, 2021 to July 10, 2023.

Executive Secretary

Hogan has served as

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since August 7, 2023. On January 15, 2025 incoming President Donald Trump asked for Hogan's resignation.

Personal life

Hogan and his wife, Anny, have one daughter. He speaks

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and

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References

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