Nomination of George Edward Moose To Be United States Ambassador to Senegal

The President today announced his intention to nominate George Edward Moose, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal. He would succeed Lannon Walker.

Since 1987 Mr. Moose has been Director of the Office of Management Operations at the Department of State and Deputy Director, 1986-1987. Prior to this, Mr. Moose was: Ambassador to the People's Republic of Benin, 1983-1986; Deputy Political Counselor for the United States Mission to the United Nations, 1980-1983; and international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, 1979-1980. Mr. Moose was also Deputy Director in the Office of Southern African Affairs, 1978-1979; Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 1977-1978; analyst for the Office of African Affairs in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1974-1976; and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, 1972-1974. Mr. Moose joined the Foreign Service in 1967.

Mr. Moose graduated from Grinnell College (B.A., 1966). He was born June 23, 1944, in New York City. He is married and resides in Washington, DC.