Karl William Hofmann (born April 6, 1961) is the President and CEO of the global humanitarian and health organization,

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(PSI). Prior to joining PSI, he served as an American diplomat for 23 years. His missions included a two-year appointment to the Republic of Togo, where he served as the United States Ambassador. He also served as a member of

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. , Hofmann is a director of the US Global Leadership Coalition, a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and a member of the Board of Advisors of

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. He is the recipient of the US State Department's

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, and

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Personal background

Karl W. Hofmann was born on April 6, 1961, in Redwood City, California. He graduated from Georgetown University and the

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in Washington, D.C. He is fluent in French, Spanish and German.

Professional background

US Department of State

Hofmann served in diplomatic service for the US for 23 years, holding a variety of positions at the

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. He began his career with the State Department in 1983. Throughout his diplomatic career, he has lived in the US, Africa, and the Caribbean. His career has additionally taken him to posts located in

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, Morocco; and Maseru,

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. On September 15, 2000, Hofmann was appointed as a

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to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Togo. As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, he served in Togo through December 14, 2002. That same week, on December 19, 2002, Hofmann transferred within the Department of State, serving in a senior role as the Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department, which encompasses the leadership of the

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, with the support of four Deputy Executive Secretaries. In 2006, Hofmann began serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the American Embassy in Paris. He served as the second-in-command to

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, Ambassador to France. In his role, Hofmann served as the

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and was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Embassy. He oversaw the heads of each office, including the Consular; Political; Economic-Environment, Science, Technology and Health Section; Public Affairs; and Management sections.

Population Services International

In February 2007, Hofmann became CEO and President of

(PSI), a global non-governmental, nonprofit organization, designed to enable low-income and vulnerable people to lead healthier lives. , PSI is operating in over 60 countries around the world, working to address healthcare in poverty-rich areas and countries, while delivering health products, services, and programs focusing on malaria prevention, reproductive health, child survival, and HIV prevention. Since Hofmann became the CEO of PSI, the organization was honored with the largest single grant ever offered for reproductive health work, while additionally receiving nearly $1 billion from The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Board and committee memberships

* US Global Leadership Coalition * American Academy of Diplomacy *

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, Governing Board

Honors and awards

Hofmann is the recipient of the State Department's

(1994), and

(1987 and 1990).

References

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