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William Braucher Wood
Ambassador, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Term of Appointment: 04/16/2007 to present
William Braucher Wood presented his credentials as Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on April 16, 2007. From 2003 to 2007, he was Ambassador to Colombia.
Ambassador Wood has been a professional foreign service officer for more than 30 years. He has focused on multilateral, political-military, and economic development issues, and has served abroad in Latin America and Europe. In addition to several other awards, in 1998 he received the James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence for his work at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and, in 2002, he received the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award offered by the Department of State.
Ambassador Wood received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Bucknell University in 1973 and a Master of Business Administration degree, with a specialization in international finance, from the George Washington University in 1975.
Released on May 29, 2007
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