Puneet Talwar | |
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| United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
| Assumed office November 21, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David T. Fischer |
| 18th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs | |
| In office April 9, 2014 – November 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Shapiro |
| Succeeded by | R. Clarke Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Columbia University (MIA) |
Puneet Talwar (born 1965 in Washington D.C.) is an American diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to Morocco.[1][2] He previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2014 to November 2015.[3] Talwar served as a top Middle East advisor to Barack Obama and played a central role in the backchannel diplomacy that produced the Iran nuclear deal. Prior to working in the White House, he was a top advisor to then-Senator Joe Biden on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for twelve years.[4]
- ^ "Puneet Talwar - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ News, Safaa Kasraoui-Morocco World. "Meet The US' New Ambassador to Morocco, Puneet Talwar". www.moroccoworldnews.com/. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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