Timothy M. Carney
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Timothy Michael Carney is a retired American
diplomat and consultant.
and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1966. He studied advanced Southeast Asian affairs at Cornell University
in 1975-76. Carney joined the Foreign Service
in 1967, and was posted in Saigon, South Vietnam
during the Tet Offensive. After service in Lesotho, he was then sent to Cambodia
, experiencing the Khmer Rouge
coming to power in 1975. Other posts included Thailand
from the late 1970s to 1980s, South Africa
during the crisis over apartheid, and back to the Thai-Cambodia border. In the late 1980s he served in Indonesia
.
During the 1990s he cycled through several United Nations
positions, serving from 1992 to 1993 as the Director of Information and Education of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia
, in 1993 as the Special Political Advisor to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Somalia, and in 1994 in the UN Observer Mission in South Africa.
On September 9, 1995 he presented credentials as the U.S. ambassador to Sudan
, but was moved to residence in Kenya that following February and commuted to Khartoum for a week each month until his mission was terminated on November 30, 1997. On January 14, 1998 he presented credentials as the ambassador to Haiti
, where he served until December 11, 1999.
At other points in his career he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and was Director for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council
Staff.
In 2000 he retired from the Foreign Service and entered consulting, but from after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
served as a Senior Adviser at the Ministry of Industry and Minerals in Baghdad from that March through June. In 2005 he was hired temporarily by the State Department to be Chargé d'Affaires in Haiti
from August 2005 to February 2006, and then worked briefly as Interim Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization in the Office of the Secretary. He went back to Iraq from February to June 2007 as Coordinator for Economic Transition and was again with the State Department as Head of the Interagency Election Support Team in Kabul from March to November 2009.
Carney currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
United States
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diplomat and consultant.
Biography
Carney was born in MissouriMissouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1966. He studied advanced Southeast Asian affairs at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1975-76. Carney joined the Foreign Service
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...
in 1967, and was posted in Saigon, South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
during the Tet Offensive. After service in Lesotho, he was then sent to Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, experiencing the Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
coming to power in 1975. Other posts included Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from the late 1970s to 1980s, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
during the crisis over apartheid, and back to the Thai-Cambodia border. In the late 1980s he served in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
During the 1990s he cycled through several United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
positions, serving from 1992 to 1993 as the Director of Information and Education of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1992–93. It was also the first occasion on which the UN had taken over the administration of an independent state, organized and run an election , had its own radio station and jail,...
, in 1993 as the Special Political Advisor to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Somalia, and in 1994 in the UN Observer Mission in South Africa.
On September 9, 1995 he presented credentials as the U.S. ambassador to Sudan
United States Ambassador to Sudan
The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Sudan. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was Arthur E. Beach, who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands Embassy. In...
, but was moved to residence in Kenya that following February and commuted to Khartoum for a week each month until his mission was terminated on November 30, 1997. On January 14, 1998 he presented credentials as the ambassador to Haiti
United States Ambassador to Haiti
This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Haiti. The current ambassador is Kenneth H. Merten.-See also:*Haiti – United States relations*Foreign relations of Haiti*Ambassadors of the United States-References:*-External links:* * *...
, where he served until December 11, 1999.
At other points in his career he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and was Director for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
Staff.
In 2000 he retired from the Foreign Service and entered consulting, but from after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
served as a Senior Adviser at the Ministry of Industry and Minerals in Baghdad from that March through June. In 2005 he was hired temporarily by the State Department to be Chargé d'Affaires in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
from August 2005 to February 2006, and then worked briefly as Interim Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization in the Office of the Secretary. He went back to Iraq from February to June 2007 as Coordinator for Economic Transition and was again with the State Department as Head of the Interagency Election Support Team in Kabul from March to November 2009.
Carney currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.