Craig Cloud
United States Ambassador to Botswana
In office
April 2, 2019 – May 24, 2022[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byEarl Robert Miller
Succeeded byHoward Van Vranken
Personal details
SpouseAngie Cloud
Children2
EducationNorth Carolina State University (BS)

Craig Lewis Cloud is a U.S. diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Botswana.[2][3]

Education

Cloud received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1986.[2]

Career

Cloud is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been working for the State Department since 1992. He has served in multiple capacities including as the management counselor of the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan and minister counselor for management affairs at the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India.[4] He has also worked in U.S. embassies in Congo, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.[5]

United States ambassador to Botswana

On August 13, 2018, President Trump nominated Cloud to be the next United States Ambassador to Botswana.[5] On January 2, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6] He presented his credentials to the Botswana government on April 2, 2019.[7]

As U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, he also served as the U.S. representative to the Southern African Development Community.[8]

He concluded his service as U.S. Ambassador to Botswana on May 24, 2022.

Personal life

Cloud is married to Angie Cloud and has two children.[8] He speaks French and basic Spanish.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "@usembassybw" on Twitter
  2. 1 2 "Ambassador Craig Cloud". State Department. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Engineering alumnus named ambassador to Botswana | College of Engineering | NC State University". 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Craig Lewis Cloud". State Department. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via National Archives. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ "PN2388 — Craig Lewis Cloud — Department of State". United States Congress. January 1, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Craig L. Cloud (?–)". State Department. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Testimony of Craig Cloud" (PDF). United States Congress. September 26, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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