U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Peter Hendrick Vrooman presents credentials to Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi

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U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Peter Hendrick Vrooman presents credentials to Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi

2:16 CAT | 03 Mar 2022

Photo: Twitter / @USEmbassyMaputo

Ambassador Peter Hendrick Vrooman presented his credentials to President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi today at the Presidency of the Republic of Mozambique.

During the ceremony, Ambassador Vrooman stated that he was honored to be in Mozambique as the new U.S. Ambassador. ”The United States’ Government is committed to helping Mozambique build a healthier, more secure, more democratic, and more prosperous country for all citizens, especially for youth, women, and those with disabilities,” he said. “I look forward to working with the Government of Mozambique and the Mozambican people to further strengthen ties with the United States.”

Hoje @USAmbMoz apresentou as suas credenciais ao Presidente @FNyusi. Os EUA são ansiosos por ajudar os moçambicanos a construir uma naçao mais saudável, mais seguro, mais democratico, e mais próspero para todos e reforçar a estreita e contínua cooperação dos EUA e Moçambique.🇺🇸🇲🇿 pic.twitter.com/06lhTjY12f

— Embaixada dos EUA em Moçambique (@USEmbassyMaputo) March 3, 2022

Official Biography: Peter H. Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique

Peter Hendrick Vrooman is the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique. Ambassador Vrooman was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on July 27, 2021 and confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2021. He was sworn in on February 11, 2022 and presented his credentials to President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on March 3, 2022. Ambassador Vrooman is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor, and a diplomat since 1991.

Ambassador Vrooman most recently served as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, from 2018 to 2022. He has also served as the Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Prior to that he served as the spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi; Director for Iraq on the staff of the National Security Council in Washington, DC; Deputy Political Counselor in Tel Aviv and at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. He also worked at the U.S. embassies in Baghdad, Beirut, and Djibouti, as well as the U.S. Liaison Office in Mogadishu, Somalia. In Washington, he was a Watch Officer in the Department of State’s Operations Center and the Desk Officer for Algeria in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

A native of New York State, Mr. Vrooman graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in Social Studies and earned an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces, now known as the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked as the special assistant to the President of the American University in Cairo. He speaks Portuguese, Kinyarwanda, Arabic and French, and is married to a photographer. They have a son and a daughter.

Olá #Mozambique! A minha esposa e eu estamos encantados por viver e trabalhar no vosso belo país. Aqui vai uma mensagem para todos vós para que nos possam conhecer melhor.

Também queremos ouvir de vós! O que devemos fazer e ver em Moçambique?https://t.co/vqBInsVWiY

— Embaixador Peter H. Vrooman (@USAmbMoz) February 12, 2022