Michael James Dodman (born 1961) is an American diplomat and career member of the
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who served as the
United States Ambassador to Mauritania from 2018 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role, he served as an Executive Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the
United States Department of State
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. A career diplomat since 1987, Dodman's previous assignments have included Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in
Karachi
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, Pakistan; Economic Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union; and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in
Baghdad
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, Iraq.
Dodman graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (BS in Foreign Service with an emphasis on International Economics, 1983) and earned an M.A. in Development Economics and International Development at Boston University in 1986 and a Master's in Public Administration at Princeton University in 1999.
He was Chargé d'Affaires Czech Republic between March 29-August 18, 2022.
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1961 births
Living people
Ambassadors of the United States to Mauritania
Boston University alumni
Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni
Trump administration personnel
21st-century American diplomats
People from Buffalo, New York
United States Foreign Service personnel