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Revision as of 15:32, 18 June 2010
Roger Allen Meece | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office August 3, 2004 – August 14, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Aubrey Hooks |
| Succeeded by | William J. Garvelink |
| United States Ambassador to Malawi | |
| In office November 7, 2000 – July 20, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Amelia Ellen Shippy |
| Succeeded by | Steven A. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Roger Allen Meece[1] (born 1949) is an American diplomat. He has served ambassadorships to Malawi and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as Charge d'affairs to Nigeria and again to Congo-Kinshasa.
Biography
Roger Meece was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1949. He graduated with a B.A. in mathematics from Michigan State University in 1971,[2] and attended the National Defense College of Canada for one year.
Before joining the Foreign Service, Meece served extensively in Africa, beginning as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone in the early 1970s. He subsequently worked in Peace Corps assignments in Washington[disambiguation needed], Niger, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), culminating with an appointment as the Peace Corps Country Director in Gabon.
Career
Meece joined the State Department in 1979. His foreign service assignments have included posts such as Deputy Chief of Mission in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), as Consul General in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada), and in the U.S. Embassies in Cameroon and Malawi. In Washington, Meece has served in the Bureau of International Narcotics Matters, on detail to the Office of the Vice President, and as Director for Central African Affairs at the State Department.
Roger A. Meece was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(MONUSCO) on 9 June 2010. He replaces Alan Doss of the United Kingdom. The Secretary-General informed the Security Council of his decision in a letter dated 7 June. Mr. Meece will succeed Alan Doss of the United Kingdom, who will retire on 30 June (2010). In accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 (2010), adopted on 28 May, MONUC will bear the title of MONUSCO, beginning on 1 July (2010).
He is fluent in French as well as native English. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington.
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