John Martin O'Keefe (born 1946) is a United States

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

and a career

foreign service officer A Foreign Service Officer (FSO) is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U ...

. He served as the

United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan. Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself in ...

2000–2003.United States Department of State: Ambassasors to Kyrgyzstan
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The Political Graveyard He graduated from Loyola University Maryland and Harvard University.

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* Ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan Living people 1946 births Loyola University Maryland alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni United States Foreign Service personnel {{US-diplomat-stub