Mark C. Storella (born 1959) a graduate of the

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and the

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, is Dean of the Leadership and Management School at the

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(FSI) as of May 28, 2019. Storella was U.S. Ambassador to

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from 2010 to 2013. Storella is considered a member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to becoming a Dean at the FSI, was the Senior State Department Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at

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. From 2016 to 2018, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. He was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Brussels from 2013 to 2016. Storella was Deputy Permanent Representative to UN organizations in Geneva (2007-2009) and Deputy Chief of Mission in Cambodia (2003-2006). In 2020, Storella, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that

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was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."

Awards

Besides several State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor awards, he was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award presented by American Citizens Abroad and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Excellence in Service Award.

Publications

*'Drugs and thugs' diplomacy, ''The Christian Science Monitor'' May 8, 200
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*'All refugees are created equal — but they aren't treated that way', ''Boston Globe'', June 20, 202
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References

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STATEMENT OF MARK C. STORELLA UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO ZAMBIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni Harvard College alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service faculty Ambassadors of the United States to Zambia Living people Roxbury Latin School alumni United States Foreign Service personnel 1959 births {{US-diplomat-stub