Mark Bradley Childress (born 1959) is the former
United States Ambassador to Tanzania
The present country of Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, was created upon the union of the formerly independent countries of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar (P.R.Z.).
Tanganyika became independent from the Un ...
and former
Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning in the administration of
President Obama
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. Previously, he served in the
Department of Health and Human Services
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and on
Capitol Hill
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.
On July 8, 2013, President
Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
announced his intent to nominate Childress to be
United States Ambassador to Tanzania
The present country of Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, was created upon the union of the formerly independent countries of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar (P.R.Z.).
Tanganyika became independent from the Un ...
. On July 9, 2013, his nomination was sent to the
Senate
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.
He received a hearing before the
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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on September 24, 2013. He was reported out of committee on October 31, 2013, and again on January 15, 2014. He was confirmed to his ambassadorship by
voice vote
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on April 7, 2014. He presented his credentials to President
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under hi ...
on May 22, 2014. On October 25, 2016, Childress stepped down as the U.S. ambassador to Tanzania.
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1959 births
Living people
Obama administration personnel
United States Department of Health and Human Services officials
University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
White House Deputy Chiefs of Staff
Yale University alumni
Politicians from Asheville, North Carolina
Ambassadors of the United States to Tanzania
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