Michael Ratney | |
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United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
Assumed office April 27, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | John Abizaid |
United States Special Envoy for Syria | |
In office July 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Daniel Rubinstein |
Succeeded by | Joel Rayburn |
United States Consul General in Jerusalem | |
In office July 27, 2012 – July 27, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Rubinstein |
Succeeded by | Donald Blome |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Spouse | Karen Sasahara |
Education | Boston University (BS) George Washington University (MA) |
Michael Alan Ratney[1] (born 1961) is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia since April 2023. He previously served as the chargé d'affaires of the United States embassy in Israel.[2]