Mark Bradley Childress (born 1959) is the former

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and former

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for Planning in the administration of

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. Previously, he served in the

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and on

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. On July 8, 2013, President

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announced his intent to nominate Childress to be

. On July 9, 2013, his nomination was sent to the

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. He received a hearing before the

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on September 24, 2013. He was reported out of committee on October 31, 2013, and again on January 15, 2014. He was confirmed to his ambassadorship by

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on April 7, 2014. He presented his credentials to President

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under h ...

on May 22, 2014. On October 25, 2016, Childress stepped down as the U.S. ambassador to Tanzania.

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