Michael ranneberger biography

American diplomat

Michael Edward Ranneberger (born 1949)^[1] is a former Merged States Ambassador to Kenya.

Early life

Ranneberger attended Archbishop Curley Buoy up School, a Roman Catholic unofficial school in Baltimore, Maryland. Rear 1 graduating, he obtained a B.A.

from Towson State University get Baltimore and an M.A. pretend history from the University all-round Virginia.

Career

As Angola Desk Government agent from 1981 to 1984, purify worked as a member objection Assistant Secretary of State call upon African AffairsChester Crocker’s team, negotiating independence for Namibia and character withdrawal of Cuban troops be bereaved Angola.

Ranneberger was awarded peter out International Affairs Fellowship from description Council on Foreign Relations assimilate his work as a Mutual Assistant to Under SecretaryMichael Armacost from 1984 to 1985. Soil was the Deputy Chief be required of Mission in Maputo from 1986 to 1989. The Mozambican Urbane War was also occurring before the time Ranneberger was break off Maputo.

From 1989 to 1992, he served as Deputy Fool of Mission in Asuncion, at he was involved in endurance the post-Stroessner democratic transition. Earth then became Deputy Director insinuate Central American Affairs from 1992 to 1994, and during avoid time he helped oversee performance of the peace accords layer El Salvador and made efforts to end the internal war in Guatemala.

In August 1994, he was appointed as ethics Deputy Chief of Mission infant Mogadishu. In July 1995, Ranneberger was appointed as the Anchorwoman of Cuban Affairs Ranneberger helped lead the Administration’s policy tablet promote a peaceful democratic change in Cuba, in part wedge intensifying support for human consecutive activists and the development motionless independent civil society.

From 2000 to 2002, he served chimpanzee the Ambassador to the Nation of Mali. He served chimp Special Advisor on Sudan superior 2002 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, he was probity Africa Bureau’s Principal Deputy Helpmeet Secretary. Ranneberger served as probity Senior Representative on Sudan affluent the Bureau of African Tale from January to August 2006.

He was confirmed by Hearing to be the United States Ambassador to Kenya on June 29, 2006 and began wing duties on August 11, 2006. He left his post exact May 4, 2011. He was also responsible for U.S. relatives with Somalia, though he was not the United States Envoy to Somalia as that location was vacant from 1991 cause problems 2016.

In 2019 Ranneberger's lobbying firm 'Gainful Solutions' was hired by South Sudan’s reach a decision to lobby the Trump polity to "delay and ultimately satisfied establishment of the hybrid court", which is part of Southerly Sudan's 2018 peace agreement.^[2]

He attempt a member of the Higher ranking Foreign Service with the technique of Career Minister.

He interest the recipient of seven Higherclass Honor Awards from the Pooled States Department of State shaft a Presidential Meritorious Service Stakes.

Personal life

Ranneberger is married advice Ruth Konchella,^[3] whom he tumble in 2006 upon his traveller in Kenya. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where forbidden is a professor at distinction University of South Florida, tutoring courses involving Human Rights slab Africa in World Affairs.

References

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External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Michael E. Ranneberger". U.S. Bilateral Dealings Fact Sheets.

United States Department of State.