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Laura Farnsworth Dogu

Laura Farnsworth Dogu
United States Ambassador to Honduras
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 12, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames D. Nealon (ambassador)
Colleen A. Hoey
(Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
October 6, 2015 – October 30, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byPhyllis M. Powers
Succeeded byKevin K. Sullivan
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Alma materSouthern Methodist University
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Laura Farnsworth Dogu (born 1964)[1] is an author and diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Honduras. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua in the Obama administration.[2]

Early life and education

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Dogu is a resident of Texas. Her father was a career Naval officer.[3] Dogu earned a B.A., B.B.A. (1985) and M.B.A. (1989) from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She later earned an M.S. from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in 2007.

Career

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Dogu began her career as a marketing representative for IBM, where she worked for five years. After joining the Foreign Service, she became a consular officer at the embassy in San Salvador in 1991. She then served as a consular and political officer at the American Embassy in Turkey. Returning to Washington, D.C., in 1996, she was assigned to the State Department operations center. A year later she became a staff assistant in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. International assignments followed in Egypt, Turkey and Mexico. When she was nominated by President Obama to become U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, she was serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

Dogu is also an author. Along with Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Richard Ferri, Dogu is a co-author of The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning. She is one of the leaders of the online Bogleheads (www.bogleheads.org).[4][5]

Ambassador to Nicaragua

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On May 13, 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Dogu to be the next ambassador to Nicaragua.[6] Hearings were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination on July 15, 2015. On July 29, 2015, the committee favorably reported the nomination to the Senate floor. Dogu was confirmed by the entire Senate via voice vote on August 5, 2015.[7]

Ambassador to Honduras

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On November 5, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Dogu to be the next ambassador to Honduras.[8] Hearings were held before the Foreign Relations Committee on February 8, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on March 8, 2022. The entire Senate confirmed Dogu via voice vote on March 10, 2022.[9] She arrived in Honduras on April 6, 2022, and presented her credentials to President of Honduras Xiomara Castro on April 12.[10]

Personal life

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Dogu and her husband, Aydin, have two children. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish, Turkish, and Arabic.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Laura Farnsworth Dogu (1964–)
  2. ^ Ambassador Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Embassy, Nicaragua, accessed April 11, 2016
  3. ^ Statement of Laura F. Dogu Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Senate Foreign Relations Committee July 15, 2015 Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 15, 2015
  4. ^ How Much Do You Need for Retirement? The Morning Star, January 5, 2011
  5. ^ It's All About Your Asset Allocation Forbes, December 23, 2009
  6. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ "PN476 — Laura Farnsworth Dogu — Department of State 114th Congress (2015-2016)". US Congress. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "President Biden Announces Additional Members of His Diplomatic and Homeland Security Teams". The White House. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ^ "PN1409 — Laura Farnsworth Dogu — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ Dogu, Laura F. [@USAmbHonduras] (April 12, 2022). "Fue un honor presentar mis cartas credenciales como Embajadora de los Estados Unidos de América ante el pueblo y gobierno de Honduras a la Presidenta @XiomaraCastroZ" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua: Who Is Laura Dogu? AllGov, October 18, 2015
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Honduras
2022–present 		Incumbent