Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. has served as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt since August, 2005. He had served previously as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Palau.

Ambassador Ricciardone also has extensive experience with Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Italy, and Jordan. He has served in two joint international military operations: as political advisor to the Commander of Operation Provide Comfort, covering northern Iraq from Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey, and as Chief of the Civilian Observer Unit of the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt’s Sinai Desert. He also has served in senior foreign policy and management positions in the Department of State in Washington, DC.

Ambassador Ricciardone was born in Boston, graduated from Dartmouth College, and taught school in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar and in Iran. His wife, Dr. Marie Ricciardone, is a molecular biologist. He speaks Arabic, Italian, Turkish, and French.

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