Michael B. Goldman

Michael Goldman
Michael Goldman
United States Ambassador to Turkey
	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
	Assumed office ; September 1, 2024
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Jeff Flake
United States Ambassador to Australia
	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
	In office; January 19, 2021 – July 25, 2022
President	Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Preceded by	Arthur Culvahouse
Succeeded by	Caroline Kennedy
Personal details
Spouse	Brett Jones
Children	3
Education	Georgetown University (BA); University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD);

Michael B. Goldman is an American diplomat who has served as the chargé d'affaires ad interim to Turkey since September 1, 2024. He had served as the chargé d'affaires ad interim to Australia between January 20, 2021, and July 25, 2022.^[1]

Early life and education

Goldman earned a Ph.D. and MA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and an undergraduate degree in international politics from Georgetown University. He completed his dissertation research on a Fulbright scholarship at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia.

Career

Goldman arrived in Canberra in March 2020 as Deputy Chief of Mission, after three years at the U.S Embassy in Suva, Fiji, where he served as Charge d'Affaires (2018–2019) with responsibility for relations with the nations of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu.^[2]

Goldman joined the State Department in 2000. He recently served in Washington as Deputy and Acting Director for China and Mongolia in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2015–2017). Previous assignments include Kathmandu (2012–2015), where he was Political and Economic Counselor; Hanoi (2008–2011) and Tashkent (2002–2005) as a political officer; and Taipei (2000–2002) as a consular officer, as well as an earlier stint on the China Desk (2005–2007). He's the recipient of several State Department honors, including recognition as the Department's outstanding human rights officer for his work to combat torture and safeguard vulnerable NGOs in Uzbekistan.^[3]

Personal life

Goldman speaks Mandarin Chinese, and at one time or another has also been fluent in Nepali, Vietnamese, Russian, and Indonesian. He has three children and is married to USAID Foreign Service Officer Brett Jones.

Prior to joining the State Department, Goldman worked as a dock worker on an oyster farm in Puget Sound and as an adjunct professor of political science at San Francisco State University.^[4]

References

^ "Chargé d'Affaires Michael Goldman". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Michael B. Goldman – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "2004 Human Rights and Democracy Achievement Award Winners". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Goldman | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia". au.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020.

[1] "Chargé d'Affaires Michael Goldman". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Michael B. Goldman – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[3] "2004 Human Rights and Democracy Achievement Award Winners". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[mainsite-4] "Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Goldman | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia". au.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020.

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