W. Stuart Symington (diplomat)

W. Stuart Symington
United States Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
December 1, 2016 – August 30, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJames F. Entwistle
Succeeded byMary Beth Leonard
Deputy Assistant Secretary and United States Special Representative for the Central African Republic
In office
April 21, 2014 – September 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byvacant
United States Ambassador to Rwanda
In office
November 3, 2008 – July 5, 2011
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byMichael R. Arietti
Succeeded byDonald Koran
United States Ambassador to Djibouti
In office
September 18, 2006 – May 31, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMarguerita Ragsdale
Succeeded byJames C. Swan
Personal details
Born
William Stuart Symington IV

1952 (age 71–72)
SpouseSusan Ide
Alma materBrown University
Columbia Law School

William Stuart Symington IV (born 1952)[1] is a career diplomat for the United States. He served as the United States Special Envoy for South Sudan from January 2020 to February 2021. Previously, he served as ambassador to Djibouti, Nigeria, and Rwanda, among other posts.[2]

  1. ^ "W. Stuart Symington V - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  2. ^ "Symington, W. Stuart". State.gov. 2005-01-30. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-12.