David J Ranz is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service who has been serving as Consul General in Mumbai since August 2019. Ranz has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for

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in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan. Ranz was also Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs.

Personal life

Ranz is married to Taly Lind, a Foreign Service Officer with the

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, and has two children.

Education

Ranz graduated '' summa cum laude'' from the

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and received his master's degree from the

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Career

Prior to his current appointment as Consul General in Mumbai, Ranz has served as *Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for

in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs *Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan. *Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs. *Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt *Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt *Spokesman and Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
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Ranz initiated various bilateral talks between Maldives and United States and committed $10 million support to the government of Maldives. He also welcomed renewed ties between India and Maldives.

Consul General of Mumbai

Local community hosted Namaste America special event to welcome Ranz. He signed MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra to promote collaboration between Maharashtra and

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. He was felicitated by the

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for building bilateral relations between US and Maharashtra through local Marathi language.

Awards

He received several awards throughout his career. *U.S. Department of State’s

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Award for International Economic Performance. *U.S. Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Public Service. *Six State Department Superior Honor Awards *Runner-up for James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence.

References

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