Eugene Stewart Young is an American diplomat who has served as the

United States ambassador to the Republic of the Congo This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo. From 1885 until 1960, the republic had been under the control of France as a protectorate. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its ...

since 2022.

Education

Raised in

Lockport, New York Lockport is both a city and the Lockport (town), New York, town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, Niagara County, New York (state), New York. The city is the Niagara county seat, with a population of 21,165 according to 2010 census ...

, Young graduated from Lockport Senior High School in 1980. He earned his

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in international studies from

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...

and a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

in international affairs from the Elliott School at

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Career

Young is a career member of the

Senior Foreign Service The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service. These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equ ...

. He was the

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and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. embassy in

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; the

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and Senior Civilian Representative of the U.S. Consulate in

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; and the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

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. Among his other assignments, Young served as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

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, the

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of the U.S. Consulate General in

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

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, and as a Special Assistant in the Office of the

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. He is serving as the economic counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.

Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Young to be the next

United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo. From 1885 until 1960, the republic had been under the control of France as a protectorate. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its ...

. The

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held hearings on his nomination on June 9, 2021. The committee reported his nomination favorably on June 24, 2021. Young was confirmed on December 18, 2021, by the entire

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via

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. He presented his credentials to President Denis Sassou N’Guesso on March 30, 2022.

Personal life

Young speaks

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, French, Slovene, Slovak, and

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

References

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Education

Career

Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo

Personal life

See also

References