Michael Ratney

Michael Ratney
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Assumed office
April 27, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn Abizaid
United States Special Envoy for Syria
In office
July 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel Rubinstein
Succeeded byJoel Rayburn
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
In office
July 27, 2012 – July 27, 2015
Preceded byDaniel Rubinstein
Succeeded byDonald Blome
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
SpouseKaren Sasahara
EducationBoston 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]

  1. ^ "PN1794 — Foreign Service — 103rd Congress (1993-1994)". U.S. Congress. October 4, 1994. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Thomas R. Nides". U.S. Embassy in Israel.