| 词条 | Donald Lu |
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|name = Donald Lu |image = DonLu.jpg |office = United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan |term_start = October 12, 2018 |president = Donald Trump |predecessor = Sheila Gwaltney |succeeding = |office1 = United States Ambassador to Albania |president1 = Barack Obama Donald Trump |deputy1 = David Muniz[1] |term_start1 = January 13, 2015 |term_end1 = July 24, 2018 |predecessor1 = Alexander Arvizu |successor1 = |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} |birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Ariel Ahart |alma_mater = Princeton University }}Donald Lu (born 1966) is a United States diplomat. He was the immediate past Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India. From late 2014 through 2018 he was the US Ambassador to Albania. Lu was nominated by President Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic on May 24, 2018 and confirmed by the Senate on September 6, 2018.[2] He was sworn in on September 18, 2018,[3] and presented his credentials to Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on October 12, 2018.[4] Early lifeLu was born in Huntington Beach, California. He graduated from Princeton University with Bachelor of Arts and master's degrees in International relations. Lu was a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa in 1988-1990 helping restore hand-dug water wells, and teach health education and latrine construction.[5] Political careerLu joined the United States Foreign Service in 1990 and held posts in Pakistan, India, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Washington. He has been working with the State Department for over 25 years. Before he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, he served as the Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission for United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan from July 4, 2009, through July 2010, when the office of the Ambassador to Azerbaijan had not been filled yet. He was one of proponents of immediate appointment of US Ambassador to Azerbaijan.[5][6] In May 2010, the current Ambassador Matthew Bryza was already nominated to take the post and Lu was assigned to India in July 2010. The new post in New Delhi is Lu's second assignment to India. He was the Deputy Chief of Mission during president Obama's visit to New Delhi. He had previously worked as staff assistant to Ambassador Frank Wisner and as the political officer covering Kashmir and India-Pakistan relations in late 1990s.[5] Before moving to Tirana, Albania, he worked on the Ebola crisis in West Africa as Deputy Coordinator of Ebola response. He was sworn in as a U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Albania on December 17, 2014. He moved to Tirana, Albania, in late 2014 as the United States Ambassador. This was his first official post as an Ambassador and not the Deputy Chief of Mission. Subsequent to his May 2018 nomination to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, it was reported that he would be leaving Albania in July 2018.[7] He was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic on September 18, 2018.[3] AwardsLu was awarded with two Meritorious Honor Awards and five Superior Honor Awards.[5] Personal lifeHe is married to Ariel Ahart, a public health specialist. The couple has two children. In addition to English, Lu speaks Chinese, West African Krio, Urdu, Hindi, Russian, Georgian, Azerbaijani and Albanian.[5] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Deputy Chief of Mission|url=http://tirana.usembassy.gov/about-us/deputy-chief-of-mission.html|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=July 2015|accessdate=November 27, 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2028 |title=PN2028 — Donald Lu — Department of State |website=U.S. Congress |accessdate=2018-09-07}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/237881.htm |title=Donald Lu |website=www.state.gov |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208130017/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/237881.htm |archivedate=December 8, 2018 |deadurl=no}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://24.kg/english/98664_New_US_Ambassador_Donald_Lu_meets_with_President_of_Kyrgyzstan/ |title=New U.S. Ambassador Donald Lu meets with President of Kyrgyzstan |date=October 12, 2018 |website=«24.kg» News Agency |accessdate=2018-11-01}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ludonaldbio.html |title=Embassy of the United States |accessdate=2011-01-20}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=115237 |title=Charge d’Affaires Donald Lu: "There is no purpose to prolong the appointment of the new US ambassador to Azerbaijan" |publisher=Azeri Press Agency |author=Victoria Dementiyeva |date=2010-02-02 |accessdate=2011-01-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917142920/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=115237 |archivedate=2012-09-17 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/ambassador-to-kyrgyzstan-who-is-donald-lu-180608?news=860485 |title=Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Who Is Donald Lu? |last1=Bewig |first1=Matt |date=June 8, 2018 |website=www.allgov.com |publisher=AllGov.com |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165202/http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/ambassador-to-kyrgyzstan-who-is-donald-lu-180608?news=860485 |archivedate=December 9, 2018 |deadurl=no}} External links{{Commons category}}
11 : 1966 births|Living people|American people of Chinese descent|American expatriates in Pakistan|Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs alumni|Chinese-American diplomats|People from Huntington Beach, California|Recess appointments|Peace Corps volunteers|Ambassadors of the United States to Albania|Ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan |
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