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Dan Mozena


United States Ambassador to Bangladesh
In office November 24, 2011 – January 12, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Nicholas Dean
Succeeded by	Marcia Bernicat
United States Ambassador to Angola
In office November 19, 2007 – July 3, 2010
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Cynthia G. Efird
Succeeded by	Christopher J. McMullen

Personal details
Born	(1949-05-01) May 1, 1949 (age 75) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse	Grace Feeney
Profession	Diplomat, Career Ambassador

Dan Mozena (born May 1, 1949 in Dubuque, Iowa) is a United States Foreign Service Officer and a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola 2007–2010 and as United States Ambassador to Bangladesh 2011–2015.

Education and early career

Mozena graduated from Iowa State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in history and government. He participated in a cultural exchange program to Nepal under the auspices of the National 4-H Council from 1970 to 1971. From 1971 to 1974, Mozena attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated in 1974 with a Master of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration degree. From 1974 to 1976, Mozena was a Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. Before joining the Foreign Service, Mozena worked as a program specialist from 1977 to 1981 for the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Foreign Service career

Ambassador Mozena joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a Political Officer in 1981.

1982 - 1983: Consular Officer, U.S. Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia
1983 - 1985: Economic Officer and Political Officer, U.S. Embassy, Kinshasa, Zaire
1985 - 1988: Public Diplomacy Officer, Office of Strategic Nuclear Policy, Political-Military Bureau, Dept. of State
1988 - 1989: Hindi language study, Foreign Service Institute
1989 - 1992: Deputy Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi, India
1992 - 1993: Officer-in-Charge, South African Affairs, Dept. of State
1993 - 1995: Deputy Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, Dept. of State
1995 - 1998: Deputy Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan
1998 - 2001: Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2001 - 2004: Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia
2004 - 2007: Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, Dept of State, Washington
2007 - 2010: U.S. Ambassador to Angola, Luanda, Angola
2010 - 2011: Professor of National Security, National War College, Washington
2011 - 2014: U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Family

Mozena is the second of four sons and one daughter of Kenneth and Edna Mozena. In 1971, Mozena married Grace Feeney. They have two children: Anne (1979) and Mark (1983).

References

"Nominations & Appointments". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2011-07-17 – via National Archives.
Biography State Department, United States
Ferdous, Hasan (December 4, 2014). "Ashraf remarks may hurt US relations". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
United States Department of State

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Dan Mozena at Wikimedia Commons

Note form Mozena : http://gurumia.com/2014/12/22/goodbye-wonderful-bangladesh-dan-mozena/ Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine

Diplomatic posts
Preceded byCynthia G. Efird	United States Ambassador to Angola 2007–2010	Succeeded byChristopher J. McMullen
Preceded byNicholas Dean	United States Ambassador to Bangladesh 2011–2015	Succeeded byMarcia Bernicat

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