Francis J. Ricciardone Jr.
Francis Joseph Ricciardone Jr. | |
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| President of the American University in Cairo | |
| In office July 1, 2016 – June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Thomason (interim) Lisa Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Dallal |
| United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office January 28, 2011 – July 7, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Franklin Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | John R. Bass |
| United States Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| United States Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office November 13, 2005 – April 18, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | C. David Welch |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Scobey |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office February 21, 2002 – April 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Robert W. Fitts |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Mussomeli |
| United States Ambassador to Palau | |
| In office July 6, 2002 – October 10, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | Helen Reed-Rowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Marie Ricciardone |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Francis Joseph Ricciardone Jr. (born 1952) is a former President of the American University in Cairo. Ricciardone was the United States ambassador to Turkey between 2011 and 2014. Previously he was Deputy Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was also on leave from the U.S. Department of State as a guest scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has served as U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (2005–2008), the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Palau (2002–2005). As a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he received U.S. government and other organization awards for his work in foreign policy and program management, political reporting and analysis, and peacekeeping.