Michael Stephen Hoza (born 1957 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is an American diplomat. From 2014 to 2017 Hoza served as the

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. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from

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in 1979. After working with the Washington Post Company in Washington, D.C., for six years Hoza joined the

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Consular career

After joining the State Department in 1985, Hoza was first posted to the U.S. embassy in

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, Côte d’Ivoire as a Regional Budget and Fiscal Officer. In 1987, he was moved to the U.S. consulate in the French West Indies, where he stayed for two years before being moved to

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to be an Administrative Officer. In 1991, Hoza was recalled to work with at the

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. Two years later, Hoza was given a post at the U.S. embassy in Asmara, Eritrea before being made Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy in Mbabane, Swaziland in 1997. He remained in the post for three years before taking a similar job in

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. In 2002, Hoza was made the Human Resources Officer at the U.S. embassy in

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and in 2004 he became the Management Counselor in

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. He stayed in Madrid until 2007 when he moved to be the Management Counselor and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in

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. In 2010, Hoza moved to be the Management Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

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* https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/231804.htm * https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/hoza-michael-stephen {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoza, Michael 1957 births Living people People from Goldsboro, North Carolina Georgetown University alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon United States Foreign Service personnel