Tibor P. Nagy
Official portrait, 2018
19th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
In office
July 23, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDonald Yamamoto (Acting)
Succeeded byRobert F. Godec (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
August 9, 1999 – July 19, 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byDavid H. Shinn
Succeeded byAurelia E. Brazeal
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office
October 10, 1996 – July 25, 1999
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJoseph A. Saloom
Succeeded byJoyce Ellen Leader
Personal details
Born
Tibor Peter Nagy Jr.

(1949-04-29) April 29, 1949
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityAmerican
SpouseEvan Jane Nagy
Children3
EducationTexas Tech University (AB)
George Washington University (MSA)
OccupationDiplomat
AwardsMeritorious Honor Award (5)
Superior Honor Award (1)

Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. (born April 29, 1949) is a former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,[1] and a former American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Ethiopia.[2]

Early life and education

As a child, Nagy was forced to flee from Hungary and arrived in Washington DC in 1957, which became his home.[3] After retiring from the Foreign Service, Nagy served as Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University,[4] from which he graduated in 1972. He also received a master's degree from the George Washington University in 1978.[5]

Career

Nagy is sworn in by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the Department of State on September 17, 2018.

Nagy is a retired career U.S. Foreign Service officer who followed through assignments as US Ambassador to Ethiopia and Guinea as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo. His earlier assignments included Zambia, the Seychelles, Ethiopia, and Washington, DC.[6]

Nagy was nominated to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs by President Donald Trump on May 10, 2018. He testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 14 and was confirmed by a voice vote of the full Senate on June 28.[7] Nagy assumed office on July 23, 2018.[1] He was succeeded by Robert F. Godec.[8]

Personal life

Nagy has been married to Jane since 1971.[9] They have three adult children who were the first triplets born in the independent Zimbabwe.[10]

Publications

The 2014 Paris Book Festival awarded the winning prize in non-fiction to "Kiss Your Latte Goodbye: Managing Overseas Operations" which was co-authored by Nagy.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tibor P. Nagy, Jr". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Tibor P. Nagy". History.state.gov. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Under Secretary of State for African Affairs: Who Is Tibor Nagy Jr.?". AllGov. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Texas Tech University :: Office of International Affairs :: Staff Directory". Iaff.ttu.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Jr". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Biographies Archive". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  7. ↑ "PN1944 — Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Robert F. Godec". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  9. ↑ "Remarks by Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. at Swearing-in Ceremony". U.S. Mission to The African Union. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  10. ↑ "Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Vice Provost Coauthors Winner of Paris Book Festival Award for Non-Fiction | May | 2014 | Texas Tech Today | TTU". today.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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