Robert Stephen Ford
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Robert Stephen Ford is an American diplomat. He currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Algeria.
Ford is a native of Maryland. He received his Master of Arts in 1983 from Johns Hopkins University.
Ford is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He entered the service in 1985 and has been stationed in İzmir, Cairo, Algiers, and Yaoundé. Ford served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Bahrain from 2001 until 2004, and Political Counselor to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad from 2004 until 2006. He is a recipient of several Department of State awards, including the 2005 James Clement Dunn Award for outstanding work at the mid-level in the Foreign Service as well as three Superior Honor Awards and two Meritorious Honor Awards.
Ford was nominated for the position of United States Ambassador to Algeria by President George W. Bush on April 13, 2006. The nomination was sent to the Senate on April 24 and confirmed on May 26. He was sworn in on August 11
In addition to English, Ford speaks German, Turkish, French, and Arabic.
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| Preceded by Richard W. Erdman |
U.S. Ambassador to Algeria 2006– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
