For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 1, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
one individual to serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Richard Eugene Hoagland, of the
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Tajikistan. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr.
Hoagland currently serves as Director of the Office of Caucasus and
Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State. He previously served
as Director of the Office of Public Diplomacy for the Bureau of South
Asian Affairs and as Deputy Area Director for Near Eastern Affairs for
the former U.S. Information Agency. Mr. Hoagland's previous overseas
service includes: Counselor for Public Affairs in Islamabad,
Information Officer in Moscow, and Public Affairs Officer in Tashkent.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Taylor University, and his
master's degree from the University of Virginia.
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