Steven C. Bondy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| United States Ambassador to Bahrain | |
| Assumed office February 9, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Justin Siberell |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA, MA) |
Steven Craig Bondy[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Bahrain since February 2022.
Education
[edit]Raised in Livingston, New Jersey, Bondy was a 1980 graduate of Livingston High School.[2] He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Delaware.[3]
Career
[edit]Bondy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. From 2017 to 2020 he was Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He previously served as the Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan and as the foreign policy advisor to the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He is the recipient of numerous U.S. government awards, including a Presidential Rank Award.[3]
Ambassador to Bahrain
[edit]On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Bondy to be the next United States Ambassador to Bahrain. On October 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[4] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[5] The United States Senate confirmed him on December 18, 2021 by voice vote, making him the second Jewish ambassador to Bahrain after J. Adam Ereli.[2] Bondy presented his credentials to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on February 9, 2022.[6]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]Bondy is the recipient of numerous U.S. government awards, including a Presidential Rank Award.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Bondy is Jewish and speaks Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish and Spanish.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PN1908 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 7, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Wildstein, David (April 19, 2021). "Biden picks Livingston native as Ambassador to Bahrain". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN378 - Nomination of Steven C. Bondy for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Embassy Manama [@@USEmbassyManama] (February 9, 2022). "Ambassador Bondy: Honored to present my credentials to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of #Bahrain" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-02-11 – via Twitter.
