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'''William Harrison Courtney''', or '''William H. Courtney''' (b. [[1946]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], USA) is an [[United States|American]] [[diplomat]], having served as representative for the U.S. mostly in [[Eastern Europe]]. |
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He was appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]] as Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1997/359713.shtml|title=William Courtney appointed to NSC}}</ref>. He had previously served as [[Ambassador]] to [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]<ref name=SERVICE2>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10583.html|title=U.S. Department of State info on ambassadors to Georgia}}</ref>. Prior to that, Courtney was Ambassador to [[Kazakhstan]]<ref name=SERVICE1>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courtney.html#S8N04RL6B Kazakhstan, Central Asia] The Political Graveyard</ref>, and co-chair of the U.S. delegation on Safety, Security and Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons, and head of the U.S. delegation, with rank of Ambassador, to the implementing commissions established by the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaties. Earlier, he served in the Nuclear and Space Talks in [[Geneva]] and at the American Embassies in [[Moscow]] and [[Brasilia]]. He was an international affairs fellow at the [[Council of Foreign Relations]] and since [[1972]] has held a career Foreign Service Offices. |
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Dr. Courtney graduated from [[West Virginia University]] (B.A., 1966) and [[Brown University]] (Ph.D., 1980). He is married and has two children. |
Dr. Courtney graduated from [[West Virginia University]] (B.A., 1966) and [[Brown University]] (Ph.D., 1980). He is married and has two children. |
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Revision as of 00:05, 17 January 2008
William Harrison Courtney, or William H. Courtney (b. 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American diplomat, having served as representative for the U.S. mostly in Eastern Europe.
He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs in 1997[1]. He had previously served as Ambassador to Georgia[2]. Prior to that, Courtney was Ambassador to Kazakhstan[3], and co-chair of the U.S. delegation on Safety, Security and Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons, and head of the U.S. delegation, with rank of Ambassador, to the implementing commissions established by the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaties. Earlier, he served in the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva and at the American Embassies in Moscow and Brasilia. He was an international affairs fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and since 1972 has held a career Foreign Service Offices.
Dr. Courtney graduated from West Virginia University (B.A., 1966) and Brown University (Ph.D., 1980). He is married and has two children.
References
- ^ "William Courtney appointed to NSC".
- ^ "U.S. Department of State info on ambassadors to Georgia".
- ^ Kazakhstan, Central Asia The Political Graveyard
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