Kent Doyle Logsdon is an American diplomat who has served as the U.S. ambassador to Moldova since February 2022. He previously served as the U.S. chargé d'affaires for Germany.

Early life

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native, Logsdon has a master's degree in international relations from the

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and a bachelor's degree in government from the

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Career

A foreign service officer (a member of the

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), Logsdon was chief of staff to under secretary for economic growth, energy and the environment

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chargé d'affaires A ''chargé d'affaires'' (), plural ''chargés d'affaires'', often shortened to ''chargé'' (French) and sometimes in colloquial English to ''charge-D'', is a diplomat who serves as an embassy's chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador ...

'' from January 2017 to May 2018. Logsdon was the chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state for management and resources in Washington, D.C. before he went to Berlin. According to the State Department, Logdson "has spent the bulk of his career, spanning over 34 years, in the European and Eurasia region."

United States ambassador to Moldova

On July 13, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Logsdon to be the

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. On September 29, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee. On December 18, 2021, the

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confirmed his nomination by

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. On February 16, 2022, he presented his credentials to President Maia Sandu. On 21 May 2023, as a result of the

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rally

European Moldova National Assembly The European Moldova National Assembly ( ro, Adunarea Națională "Moldova Europeană") was a pro-European rally held on 21 May 2023 at the Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău, Moldova. It had approximately 100,000 participants and counte ...

held in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

, the Embassy of the United States in Chișinău released a message stating that "The U.S. Embassy is proud to support Moldova's European path". Logsdon participated in this rally "to demonstrate our commitment to working with the Republic of Moldova to build a democratic, prosperous and secure future" as he declared.

Personal life

Logsdon speaks Russian,

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

. He is also learning

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

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