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U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. (born 1958) is a Career Ambassador in the United States Foreign Service and the current U.S. ambassador to Brazil. President Barack Obama nominated him to the post, and he was confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009. Previously he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, leading the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State from 2005 through 2009.
Career
Shannon holds an M.Phil (1982) and D.Phil. (1982), both in politics, from Oxford University, and a B.A. with high honors in government and philosophy from the College of William & Mary (1980).
During his career as a Foreign Service Officer he has served as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil from 1989 to 1992; as Country Officer for Cameroon, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe from 1987 to 1989; and as the Consular/Political Rotational Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 1984 to 1986.
Shannon served as Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council from 1999 to 2000; as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela from 1996 to 1999; and as Regional Labor Attaché at the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1992 to 1996.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Shannon served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council from 2003 to 2005. From 2002 to 2003, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, where he was Director of Andean Affairs from 2001 to 2002. He was U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2000 to 2001.
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Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2017
The message, according to former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, is "China and Russia are more important to us than our most important democratic allies, with whom we have stood shoulder to shoulder since 1949," when the NATO treaty was signed ...
Truth-Out
March 4, 2017
Nunes scheduled meetings with, amongst others, then-chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker and Ben Cardin, as well as with Undersecretary of State and former Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon.
Times of India
March 2, 2017
India, and indeed many countries across the world are having to deal with the new reality of a powerful White House and an emasculated State Department, and to that extent, Jaishankar's experience in Washington, where he was the ambassador beforeÃÂ ...
Politico
March 2, 2017
A number of his advisers believe Obama officials are behind the leaks and are seeking to undermine his presidency, with just the latest example coming from reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with the Russian ambassador to ...
The Washington Diplomat
March 1, 2017
President Donald Trump's brief time in office has already been unprecedented in many ways, including the level of vociferous dissent he has triggered in the State Department.
Kuwait News Agency
February 23, 2017
KUWAIT, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's diplomatic missions on Thursday continued commemorating the country's 56th National Day, the 26th liberation day and the 11th anniversary of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah'sÃÂ ...
The Hindu
February 19, 2017
In mid-January, a week before he resigned as U.S. Ambassador to India, Richard Verma held an unusual dinner at his residence, inviting the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju as well as the Sikyong, or Leader of the Tibetan 'Government in Exile ...
The Hindu
February 19, 2017
In mid-January, a week before he resigned as U.S. Ambassador to India, Richard Verma held an unusual dinner at his residence, inviting the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju as well as the Sikyong, or Leader of the Tibetan 'Government in Exile ...
The Spokesman-Review
February 17, 2017
Kristie Kenney, a three-time ambassador and career foreign service officer who has served as State Department counselor for the past year, has been told her services are no longer needed in that job and her staff is to be reassigned.
Miami Herald
February 16, 2017
"I believe there was a strategy on the part of senior career diplomats to favor stability over U.S. security, stability of the Venezuelan government over security of the United States," said Noriega, who also served as American ambassador to the ...
New York Times
February 15, 2017
Mr. Tillerson relied on his acting deputy, Thomas A. Shannon Jr., a holdover from the Obama administration, to be his stand-in for the meetings this week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and the lunch with ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak of ...
Sputnik International
February 13, 2017
The news comes as the White House announced that US President Donald Trump is looking into the situation involving National Security Advisor Mike Flynn regarding about reports of his pre-inaugural phone calls with Russian Ambassador to the UnitedÃÂ ...
The Nation
February 10, 2017
Speaking on behalf of the Administration, the Acting Deputy Secretary of State Ambassador Thomas Shannon and Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Laurel Miller lauded the services and contribution of Ambassador Jilani inÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
February 6, 2017
... led by Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., under secretary of state for political affairs. Also part of the U.S. delegation: Omarosa O. Manigault, the former reality star, now assistant to President Donald Trump and director of communications for ...
Albuquerque Journal
February 2, 2017
The warmest applause came when Tillerson thanked Thomas Shannon, the No. 3 official in the department, who had been serving as acting secretary of state until Tillerson was ... In an apparent reference to the 2012 attack at the U.S. mission in Benghazi ...
Los Angeles Times
February 2, 2017
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S.
Los Angeles Times
February 2, 2017
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S.
TheStreet.com
February 2, 2017
Instead, a 91-word press statement by Acting Secretary of State Thomas Shannon was released on the website of the Department of State on Lunar New Year's eve on Trump's behalf.
Los Angeles Times
February 1, 2017
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S.
Los Angeles Times
February 1, 2017
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S.
Los Angeles Times
February 1, 2017
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S.
U.S. News & World Report
January 31, 2017
Curt Mills, staff writer for U.S. News & World Report, wrote, "Thomas Shannon remains the United States' acting secretary of state, but Foggy Bottom has lost its entire senior management team.
Middle East Eye
January 30, 2017
Acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner, however, called the dissent channel an "important" vehicle to convey alternative views that Acting Secretary of State Thomas Shannon and the department as a whole "value and respect". In addition, former ...
McDowell News
January 27, 2017
A number of career Foreign Service officers were informed this week that they will not be asked to stay on in senior or sensitive posts that are under direct White House control, creating an unusual leadership vacuum among the top ranks of the StateÃÂ ...
Center for Research on Globalization
January 23, 2017
Until then, the office of secretary of state is being run by lower-level bureaucrats, including Obama holdover Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. US ambassador to Kazakhstan George Krol will attend Syria peace talks as ...
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
January 21, 2017
In 2009, he was selected to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, where he stayed for four years. Shannon's position as acting secretary of state will remain in effect until the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on Tillerson's nomination ...
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
January 21, 2017
In 2009, he was selected to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, where he stayed for four years. Shannon's position as acting secretary of state will remain in effect until the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on Tillerson's nomination ...
IANS
January 20, 2017
For the first time, an Indian-American, Nikki Haley, has been appointed to a cabinet-level post as US ambassador to the United Nations, the second-most visible foreign policy job.
NWAOnline
January 20, 2017
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work and the U.S.' third-ranking diplomat, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, will serve as acting chiefs of their agencies until successors for the top jobs are confirmed by the Senate, Spicer ...
India New England
January 20, 2017
For the first time, an Indian-American, Nikki Haley, has been appointed to a cabinet-level post as US ambassador to the United Nations, the second-most visible foreign policy job.
Newser
January 20, 2017
New White House press secretary Sean Spicer says 50 State Department and national security officials who served under Obama will stay at their posts temporarily, while Obama appointee Thomas A. Shannon Jr. has been named as acting secretary of State ...
New York Times
January 20, 2017
The furious final staff preparations included designating Thomas A. Shannon Jr., an Obama appointee, as the acting secretary of state, pending the expected confirmation of Rex W. Tillerson.
Hindustan Times
January 19, 2017
Deputy defence secretary Robert Work and America's third-ranking diplomat, Under secretary of state for political affairs Thomas Shannon, will serve as acting chiefs of their agencies until successors for the top jobs are confirmed by the senate, Trump ...
GovExec.com
January 19, 2017
Others include Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Chuck Rosenberg, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon and the Treasury Department's Assistant Secretary for Management Kody ...
International Business Times UK
January 19, 2017
Spicer said that Chuck Rosenberg, the Drug Enforcement Agency administrator, and Susan Coppedge, the State Department's ambassador-at-large to combat human trafficking will be asked to remain in their posts. Dr. Francis Collins, The National InstitutesÃÂ ...
CBS News
January 19, 2017
... the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration; Nick Rasmussen, the National Counterterrorism Center Director; Thomas Shannon, under secretary of state for political affairs; Susan Coppedge; ambassador-at-large to monitor and ...
Cornell Chronicle
January 13, 2017
When Luigi Einaudi left the U.S. Department of State after 23 years promoting peace and cooperation in Latin America, he decided to share what he had learned with students and scholars around the world.
Lankaweb
January 9, 2017
Izeth Hussein recalls that on the day of India's air drop in 1987, US Ambassador James Spain had sought a meeting with the Foreign minister as he had to convey an urgent message from his government.
Prensa Latina
November 2, 2016
Quito, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The negotiation table installed in Venezuela recently is a solution to ease tensions and iron out the differences between the government and the opposition, according to UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper.
Christian Science Monitor
November 2, 2016
In recent months more than 30,000 Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil's Roraima state - and stayed, straining local services.
Antiwar.com
October 31, 2016
The American ambassador was never recalled, and the US refused to join the call of the United Nation's General Assembly and the Organization of American States for the return of the elected President.
Latin American Herald Tribune
October 31, 2016
Maduro and Shannon, a former US Ambassador to Brazil, talked about the first round of Vatican-sponsored dialogue talks between the embattled administration and the local opposition, the Miraflores Presidential Palace press office informed.
McClatchy Washington Bureau
October 31, 2016
U.S. diplomat Thomas Shannon, left, smiles towards the press as he walks with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez, after a private meeting with President Nicolas Maduro at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, JuneÃÂ ...
Winchester Herald Chronicle
October 29, 2016
Katherine Jannotta, a university senior whose focus is global studies and Spanish major, had initiated an invitation to the U.S. Department of State's Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Thomas A. Shannon Jr., to visit Sewanee to speak on "The ...
Trend News Agency
October 28, 2016
Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr., who arrived in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's press service said in a message. The sides discussed current state and ...
Abccolumbia.com
October 28, 2016
As part of a 2012 report by the Office of the Inspector General, the then-Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration was reprimanded for using private email and other issues.
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October 26, 2016
The President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev met with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon.
Washington Examiner (blog)
October 26, 2016
Thomas Shannon, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, has been working for years to head off a crisis in Venezuela on President Obama's watch.
Business Insider
October 14, 2016
The ambassador said that he asked "to see WJC 'for five minutes' in NYC, to present $1 million check that Qatar promised for WJC's birthday in 2011," Amitabh Desai, the foundation official, writes in his email, using the former U.S.
Latin American Herald Tribune
September 28, 2016
"Very soon under secretary Thomas Shannon together with other components members of that delegation will be in Venezuela.
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