Dennis Walter Hearne
United States Ambassador to Mozambique
In office
April 3, 2019 – January 19, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byH. Dean Pittman
Succeeded byPeter H. Vrooman
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationWake Forest University (BA)
National War College (MS)

Dennis Walter Hearne is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Mozambique from 2019 to 2022.

Education

Hearne earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University and a Master of Science from the National War College.[1]

Career

Hearne is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1985. His previous positions include serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2016 to 2017; Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 2015 to 2016; United States Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2009 to 2012; and as foreign policy advisor to United States military commanders, including two years of service in combat operations in Afghanistan. Prior to being appointed an Ambassador he was the Principal Deputy High Representative, Office of the High Representative, in Sarajevo, Bosnia.[1]

Ambassador to Mozambique

On August 31, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Hearne to serve as the United States Ambassador to Mozambique.[2] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on January 2, 2019.[3] On April 3, 2019, he presented his credentials to President Filipe Nyusi.[4] He left his post in January 2022.[5]

Awards

He is the recipient of the United States Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.[1]

Personal life

Hearne speaks Croatian and Portuguese.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts" White House, August 31, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Donald Trump has appointed the next US ambassador to Mozambique". Club of Mozambique. November 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "PN2479 - Nomination of Dennis Walter Hearne for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Dennis Walter Hearne presents credentials to Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi". Mozambique. April 3, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ @USEmbassyMaputo (January 19, 2022). "Today, US Ambassador Dennis W. Hearne held a farewell meeting with PR Filipe Nyusi, where they reviewed the Ambassador's stay in the last 3 years and reflected on the relationship between the #US and #Mozambique , which is stronger than that never" (Tweet). Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
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