Roderick W. Moore

Roderick Moore
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
Acting
In office
August 5, 2015 – November 2, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMarcie Ries
Succeeded byMartina Strong (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Montenegro
In office
September 19, 2007 – August 8, 2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byArlene Ferrill (Acting)
Succeeded bySue Brown
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Alma materBrown University

Roderick Wemple Moore (born 1964)[1] is the former Raymond Spruance Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI, from 2013 to 2015.[2] During the latter part of 2015, he served as the Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] From 2010 to 2013, he was the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor at the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] Prior to beginning his assignment at OHR, Moore served for three years (2007–2010) as the first American Ambassador to Montenegro.[5][6] He was nominated for that posting by President George W. Bush[7] and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29, 2007.[8] Senator Barack Obama chaired the Senate confirmation hearing in June 2007 at which Ambassador-designate Moore testified.[9] Then Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, swore him in on September 12, 2007, in the Treaty Room of the State Department. He arrived in Montenegro and presented his credentials to Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović on September 18, 2007.[citation needed] He left post in August 2010.

  1. ^ Roderick W. Moore (1964–)
  2. ^ "From College Hill to Foggy Bottom: Brown Alumni and U.S. Diplomacy | Watson Institute". Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ "Roderick Moore to Serve as Interim US Chargе d'Affaires in Sofia - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "Roderick W. Moore". Office of the High Representative. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. ^ "Roderick W. Moore - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  6. ^ "Montenegro - Chiefs of Mission - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  7. ^ "Presidential Nomination: Roderick Wemple Moore". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  8. ^ "PN616 - Nomination of Roderick W. Moore for Department of State, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". www.congress.gov. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  9. ^ Senate Confirmation Hearing for Ambassador-Designate Roderick W. Moore (Sen Obama, Chairman).wmv, retrieved 2021-11-17