John Paul Desrocher (born October 14, 1964) is an American diplomat who served as the

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from 2017 to 2021. He is a career member of the

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who has served as an American diplomat since 1988. Desrocher is a graduate of the

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. Desrocher is a former deputy chief of mission and consul general at seven U.S. overseas missions. He served as Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and then, from 2006 and 2009, he was the U.S. Consul General in

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."Ambassador John P. Desrocher"
US Embassy in Algeria. Accessed May 14, 2018. In 2009 and 2010, he was the Minister Counselor for Economic Coordination in

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, Iraq. He then served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. From 2014 to 2017, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Egypt and Maghreb Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the

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. John Desrocher appointed as Charge d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Cairo on April 26, 2023.

Personal life

Desrocher speaks

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, and basic

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References

External links

Biography at U.S. Embassy in Algeria
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