The President today recess-appointed Michael Ussery to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. He would succeed Thomas Anthony Nassif.
Since 1988 Mr. Ussery has been a consultant with Michael Ussery & Associates in Alexandria, VA. Prior to this he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1986-1988. In 1981 he was appointed to direct the State Department's congressional and press affairs for United Nations issues. From 1983 to 1985, he served as White House liaison for the State Department.
Mr. Ussery graduated from Newberry College (B.A., 1973). He was born January 20, 1951, in Columbia, SC. He is married and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
Ronald Reagan, Appointment of Michael Ussery as United States Ambassador to Morocco Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253629