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On Thursday, June 5, United States President Joe Biden announced James Story as the Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mozambique.
James Story, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, is presently a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University following his return from his service as United States Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Prior to his Ambassadorial service, Story was the Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela and then at the Venezuela Affairs Unit based at the U.S. Embassy Bogota, Colombia.
Earlier he served as the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and before that as Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement for the Western Hemisphere and Colombia.
Story also was the Senior Civilian for Task Force Rakkasan in RC-East Afghanistan and held various positions at U.S. Embassies and Consulates in Brazil, Mozambique, and Mexico.
Story received B.A. and B.S. degrees from South Carolina College at the University of South Carolina, and an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
He is the recipient of a Presidential Rank Award, the Director of National Intelligence Exceptional Service Award, the Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award and multiple State Department awards including the Warren Christopher Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Affairs and a Distinguished Honor Award.
Story is married to Susan West Story, and has a son, James McKelvey Story.
He is originally from Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
He speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
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