Michael Guest
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Michael E. Guest was the U.S. Ambassador to Romania, appointed by President George W. Bush. Guest was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on September 18, 2001 and took up his duties on September 24, 2001.
A foreign service officer since 1981, Guest was the first closeted publicly gay man to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve in such a capacity. (The first publicly gay ambassador, James Hormel, received a recess appointment from Bill Clinton after the Senate failed to confirm his nomination.)[1] Guest resided together with his domestic partner at the residence of the American Embassy in Bucharest until 2004 when his appointment by President Bush ended.
During his tenure in Romania, he was outspoken against corruption, which he said had impeded the country's development since the fall of communism.
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