Ronald D. Johnson

Ronald D. Johnson
Official photo of Johnson.
Official photo of Johnson.
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
September 6, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJean Elizabeth Manes
Succeeded byWilliam H. Duncan
Personal details
Born
Ronald Douglas Johnson
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlina Arias Johnson
Children4
Alma materUniversity of the State of New York (B.S.)
National Intelligence University (M.S.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceAlabama Army National Guard
 United States Army
Years of service1971–1998
RankColonel Colonel

Ronald Douglas Johnson served as the United States Ambassador to El Salvador from 2019 to 2021.[1] He was appointed ambassador by President Donald J. Trump on July 3, 2019.[2] At the time of his appointment, he was serving as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Science and Technology Liaison to the U.S. Special Operations Command, based in Tampa, Florida.[3]

Johnson has a Bachelor of Science from the University of the State of New York and a Master of Science from the National Intelligence University. From 1984 to 1998, Johnson served in the U.S. Army and retired as a colonel.[3][4]

  1. ^ Renteria, Nelson (October 28, 2019). "U.S. extends protected status for Salvadorans in U.S. by at least a year". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson| U.S. Embassy in El Salvador". U.S. Embassy in El Salvador. Archived from the original on 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. ^ a b "Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson". US Embassy in El Salvador. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ “Ronald D. Johnson”, Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State. Retrieved 1 July 2023.