William T. Monroe was the 14th United States Ambassador to Bahrain

United States Ambassador to Bahrain

The United States Ambassador to Bahrain is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Bahrain.Until 1971, Bahrain had been part of a British protectorate along with the other sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf. In 1971 the protectorate ended and seven of...

. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 25, 2004, and was sworn in on August 3, 2004. He assumed his responsibilities in Manama

Manama

Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...

 on August 24, 2004.

He was succeeded by J. Adam Ereli

J. Adam Ereli

Joseph Adam Ereli is an American diplomat and ambassador. Ereli is the current ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 1989 Ereli joined the Foreign Service and served in Africa. He also served as the Director of the Office of Press and Public Affairs. Ereli was sworn in as the 15th United...

 in 2007.

Education

Monroe received his B.A. in history from Stanford University

Stanford University

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 and his M.A. in international relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

 from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Career

Monroe joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1978. An economic officer, Monroe worked for three years as an International Trade

International trade

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 Specialist at the Department of Commerce before joining the Department of State. In the Department of State, he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

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 and the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

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. Monroe was the Deputy Chief of Mission

Deputy Chief of Mission

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 at the U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan

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, from April 2002 to June 2004. Prior to that, he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

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