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1:06 CAT | 01 Nov 2018
File photo: Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Career diplomat Dennis Walter Hearne has been appointed U.S. ambassador to Mozambique by president Donald Trump. Ambassador Hearne replaces ambassador Dean Pittman on the post and is expected to arrive in Maputo in December. Please see below, a brief biography fof Dennis Hearne taken from the U.S. Department of State.:
Dennis Walter Hearne, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counsellor, is currently the Principal Deputy High Representative, Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A former Deputy Chief of Mission in Kabul, Dennis Hearne served four tours in Brazil and one in Portugal.
An adviser to senior State Department officials, Mr. Hearne is well known for his leadership and foreign policy expertise.
A strong speaker of Portuguese and very knowledgeable about the Portuguese diaspora, Mr. Hearne has managed effective public and media outreach in Lusophone nations.
Mr. Hearne’s extensive conflict zone and political military background have prepared him for dealing with crises, and his time in Rio managing commercial and economic issues related to petroleum reserves has prepared him for working with Mozambique in development of its key natural gas resources.
Previously, Mr. Hearne served as:
- Deputy Chief Mission, U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan (2016-2017),
- Senior Adviser to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2015-2016),
- Foreign Policy Adviser to the United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2012-2015),
- U.S. Principal Officer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2009-2012),
- Political Adviser to the Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force -101 Operation Enduring Freedom, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan (2009) and
- Regional Adviser to Brigade Combat Teams from the U.S. Army 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, Forward Operating Base Salerno, Eastern Afghanistan (2007-2008).
He was also Political Counsellor and Political Section Chief, U.S. Embassy Brasilia, Brazil (2003-2007), Political-Military Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Brasilia, Brazil (1998-2002).
He served in support of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, U.S. Embassy the Hague, , Consul, U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Desk Officer for Spain and Portugal, Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs and Vice Consul/Second Secretary, U.S. Embassy Lisbon.
Mr. Hearne earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University and a M.S. from the National War College.
He is the recipient of six senior Department of State awards and the U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.
He speaks Portuguese and Croatian.
- Read the full Statement of Dennis W. Hearne Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 26, 2018, HERE
Source: US Department of State / state.gov
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