Ken Hackett

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Ken Hackett
United States Ambassador to the Holy See
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2013
President	Barack Obama
Pope	Francis
Preceded by	Miguel H. Diaz
Personal details
Profession	Diplomat
Religion	Roman Catholic

Ken Francis Hackett is the current United States Ambassador to the Holy See.^[1] He previously was the former president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Hackett attended Boston College, graduating in 1968. He then joined the Peace Corps, and served in Ghana. Afterwards, he joined CRS, serving in Africa and Asia. He was eventually named the president of CRS, retiring in 2011.^[2]

He was nominated to the post by President Barack Obama in June 2013, and was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2013. ^[3]

He presented his Letters of Credence to Pope Francis on 21 October 2013.

v t e United States Ambassadors to the Holy See

William A. Wilson 1984–1986 Frank Shakespeare 1986–1989 Thomas Patrick Melady 1989–1993 Raymond Flynn 1993–1997 Lindy Boggs 1997–2001 Jim Nicholson 2001–2005 Francis Rooney 2005–2008 Mary Ann Glendon 2008–2009 Miguel H. Díaz 2009–2012 Ken Hackett 2013–

References

↑ Gibson, David (August 3, 2013). "Ken Hackett Is Next Vatican Ambassador: Former Charity Head Unanimously Confirmed By Senate". Huffington Post.
↑ Pitts, Jonathan (June 14, 2013). "Obama names former CRS head ambassador to the Vatican". The Baltimore Sun.
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Name	Hackett, Ken
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Short description	President-Catholic relief Services
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