The Honorable
Jeffrey G. Giauque
United States Ambassador to Belarus
In office
July 27, 2020 – December 22, 2020
Preceded byJenifer H. Moore
Succeeded byJulie D. Fisher
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Glen Giauque

Utah, United States
Alma mater

Jeffrey Glen Giauque is an American diplomat.

Biography

Giauque was born in Utah and went to Olympus High.[1] He attained a Bachelors of Arts in history and French from the University of Utah and received an Master of Arts and PhD from Ohio State University in European international history and the history of American foreign relations.[2] He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the European Economic Community in 1999.[3]

Giauque taught international relations and European history at Miami University (of Ohio).[2][3][4]

Following September 11th attacks, Giauque would take a job in the United States' embassy in Croatia, ultimately working as vice consul.[1]

Giauque introducing himself as the new U.S. Ambassador to Belarus

In July 2020, Giauque was made Chargé d’Affaires at the United States' Embassy in Belarus.[2][5][6] While serving he stressed that the United States supported the development and expansion of the Belarus High Technologies Park.[7][8] He also would meet with officials from the New Life Church, a Full Gospel community that was evicted by authorities, describing their situation as an infringement on religious freedom.[9]

Personal life

Giauque is a husband, father, and a lover of cycling and American football.[5][6]

Publications

  • Grand Designs and Visions of Unity: The Atlantic Powers and the Reorganization of Western Europe, 1955-1963 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002)[4][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Toomer-Cook, Jennifer (2003-10-10). "Utah native helps Croatians as diplomat in Zagreb". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jeffrey Giauque Appointed Chargé d'Affaires". history.osu.edu. Ohio State University. October 30, 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  3. 1 2 "Back Matter". Contemporary European History. 9 (1). 2000. ISSN 0960-7773. JSTOR 20081738.
  4. 1 2 "Grand Designs and Visions of Unity | Jeffrey Glen Giauque". University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  5. 1 2 "Please welcome the new Chargé d'Affaires Jeffrey Giauque!". U.S. Embassy in Belarus. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  6. 1 2 "New U.S. charge d'affaires arrives in Belarus". eng.belta.by. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Giauque: USA welcomes greater presence of its companies in Belarus' HTP". Belrus.by. November 16, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ Ioffe, Grigory (November 25, 2020). "No End in Sight for Belarusian Political Crisis". Jamestown. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Jeffrey Giauque, the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Belarus, visited 72 Kovalyova Street". «New Life Church» Misnk. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  10. ↑ Giauque, Jeffrey Glen; Ebrary, Inc. "Grand designs and visions of unity". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2021-06-06. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)


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