Richard Norland
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Richard Boyce Norland is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan
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Richard B. Norland, presented his credentials to the President of Uzbekistan
, Islam Karimov, on Thursday, September 20, 2007.
Ambassador Norland is a career Foreign Service Officer. Prior to his nomination, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan (2005-2007). He has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Riga, Latvia (2003-2005), and as Political Officer in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan (October 2002-January 2003) where he worked with U.S. Army Civil Affairs teams to promote political and economic reconstruction in Afghanistan.
Amb. Norland provided advice on the Northern Ireland peace process as Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (1999-2001) and as Political Counselor at the American Embassy in Dublin, Ireland (1995-98). He served as a peacekeeping monitor in the Republic of Georgia with the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1993) and visited Chechnya in a similar capacity in 1995.
Amb. Norland has also served as Political Officer at the American Embassy in Moscow, USSR (1988-1990), as Chief of the U.S. Information Office in Tromso, Norway (1986-88), and as Senior Arctic Official coordinating the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council (1998-99). His first tour was at the American Embassy in Manama, Bahrain (1981-82).
Amb. Norland joined the Foreign Service in 1980. He graduated from Georgetown University
's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
in 1977. He has a Masters of International Public Policy degree from the Johns Hopkins University
, School of Advanced International Studies (1992) and a Masters of National Security Strategy degree from the National War College
(2002). Amb. Norland speaks French, Russian, Norwegian and Latvian. He and his wife, Mary Hartnett, have two children.
United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Uzbekistan.The United States recognized Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.The embassy was opened by interim ambassador Michael Mozur on March 16, 1992....
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Richard B. Norland, presented his credentials to the President of Uzbekistan
President of Uzbekistan
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the Head of State and executive authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991 replacing the position of First secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan that has existed since 1925 while the country was known...
, Islam Karimov, on Thursday, September 20, 2007.
Ambassador Norland is a career Foreign Service Officer. Prior to his nomination, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan (2005-2007). He has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Riga, Latvia (2003-2005), and as Political Officer in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan (October 2002-January 2003) where he worked with U.S. Army Civil Affairs teams to promote political and economic reconstruction in Afghanistan.
Amb. Norland provided advice on the Northern Ireland peace process as Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (1999-2001) and as Political Counselor at the American Embassy in Dublin, Ireland (1995-98). He served as a peacekeeping monitor in the Republic of Georgia with the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1993) and visited Chechnya in a similar capacity in 1995.
Amb. Norland has also served as Political Officer at the American Embassy in Moscow, USSR (1988-1990), as Chief of the U.S. Information Office in Tromso, Norway (1986-88), and as Senior Arctic Official coordinating the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council (1998-99). His first tour was at the American Embassy in Manama, Bahrain (1981-82).
Amb. Norland joined the Foreign Service in 1980. He graduated from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Jesuit priest Edmund A...
in 1977. He has a Masters of International Public Policy degree from the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, School of Advanced International Studies (1992) and a Masters of National Security Strategy degree from the National War College
National War College
The National War College of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active. It was officially established on July 1, 1946, as an upgraded replacement for the...
(2002). Amb. Norland speaks French, Russian, Norwegian and Latvian. He and his wife, Mary Hartnett, have two children.