Christopher J. McMullen (born 1952) is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the

United States Ambassador to Angola Angola became independent of Portugal in 1975, but the U.S. did not recognize the Government of Angola declared by the MPLA. The U.S. diplomatic recognition, recognized Angola after multiparty elections were held in 1992. The United States estab ...

from October 2010 to June 12, 2013. McMullen was raised in

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and earned a bachelor's degree from West Chester University in 1974. He also received a master's degree in modern European history from West Chester University in 1976. McMullen graduated from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

with a PhD in Latin American history in 1980 as well as graduating from the

National War College The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active. History The National War Colle ...

in 2001. He was later employed at Georgetown teaching Latin American history which he also taught at

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

. He also worked in the office of Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) as a foreign affairs fellow and was also a senior analyst for the

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. After leaving his post in Angola, McMullen taught at the National War College.

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