Greta N. Morris (born 1947) is a former

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to the Republic of the

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. She took office on August 26, 2003. She was replaced in the ambassadorial post by Clyde Bishop on December 6, 2006.

Education

A native of

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, Ms. Morris earned her B.A. from the

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and an M.A. in English from the

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. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she taught English at the high school and university levels in California and Indonesia. She was formerly the dean of the

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's School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute.

Career

A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Morris was most recently the Counselor for Public Affairs in

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, where she led the U.S. Embassy’s public diplomacy program to strengthen U.S.-Indonesia ties and to build support within Indonesia for counter-terrorism efforts. Prior to her posting in Jakarta, Ms. Morris served as Deputy Director of the Office of Public Diplomacy in the Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Previously, she had postings as Counselor for Public Affairs in The

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, as Public Affairs Officer in

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, and as Press

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. Ms. Morris has also served as Director of the Office of Public Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, Information Center Director in Nairobi, Kenya, and Cultural and Exchanges Coordinator for Africa. Ms. Morris joined the Foreign Service in 1980. She is the recipient of two Superior Honor Awards and three Senior Foreign Service Performance Pay Awards. She speaks Indonesian, Thai, and

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. Her hobbies include swimming, playing the

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and

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References

External links

United States Department of State: Biography of Greta Morris
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