Joseph W. Westphal

Joseph Westphal
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
March 28, 2014 – January 9, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames B. Smith
Succeeded byJohn Abizaid
United States Under Secretary of the Army
In office
September 21, 2009 – March 28, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNelson Ford
Succeeded byBrad Carson
Acting United States Secretary of the Army
In office
March 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGregory R. Dahlberg (acting)
Succeeded byThomas E. White
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
In office
June 1998 – March 5, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMartin Lancaster
Succeeded byMichael Parker
Personal details
Born
José Guillermo Westphal[1]

(1948-01-26) January 26, 1948 (age 76)
Santiago, Chile
EducationAdelphi University (BA)
University of Missouri, Columbia (MA, PhD)

Joseph William Westphal[1] (born January 26, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat who was most recently the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He served as the 30th United States Under Secretary of the Army from 2009 to 2014.

  1. ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate. Vol. 4. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1999. p. 178. ISBN 9780160582790. Retrieved March 28, 2021.