David Young (diplomat)

David John Young is an American diplomat who is the Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim of Zambia and the designate to be the United States Ambassador to Malawi.

David Young
United States Ambassador to Malawi
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingRobert K. Scott
Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim of Zambia
Assumed office
January 2, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byDaniel Lewis Foote
Personal details
BornKansas City, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Diane Weisz Young
Children2
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
Trinity College Dublin
Boston University (MIA, MDiv)

Education

Young earned his Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Missouri; a Diploma from Trinity College Dublin; and a Master of Divinity and a Master of International Affairs both from Boston University.[1]

Career

Young is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service; he was elevated to class of Minister-Counselor on January 30, 2018.[2] His assignments have included being a Pearson Fellow; a Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala; and Director of the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy and Human Rights at the State Department. He has also served as deputy director in the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan & South Sudan, and he also served as executive assistant to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs at the State Department. Previously he served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.[1] Since March 2, 2020, he has been the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.[3][4]

Ambassador to Malawi

On August 4, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Young to be the next United States Ambassador to Malawi.[1] On September 30, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] The entire Senate confirmed Young on March 3, 2022 via voice vote.[7]

Personal life

Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, he and his wife Diane Weisz Young have two children, Paul and Sarah.[3]


References
  1. "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Nine Foreign Policy and National Security Leaders" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "PN1436-1 - 93 nominees for Foreign Service, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. January 30, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim David J. Young". U.S. Embassy in Zambia. Retrieved 2021-08-05. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Zambia : US appoints David Young as the US Deputy Ambassador to Zambia". March 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. "PN1010 - Nomination of David John Young for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  6. "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. "PN1010 — David John Young — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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