Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Politician
1956 –
Who is Harry K. Thomas, Jr.?
Harry K. Thomas, Jr. is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 2010 to 2013. A former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh and Director General of the United States Foreign Service, Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19, 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney as Ambassador to the Philippines—the first African American to serve at that post. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 2010 and presented his credentials to Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 27, 2010
As of September, 2013, Thomas serves as the State Department's diplomat-in-residence for the Southwest.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1956
Harlem - Also known as
- Harry Thomas, Jr.
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross
- Columbia University
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on July 23, 2013
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