Joseph W. Westphal
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| United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| Assumed office March 28, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Smith |
| United States Undersecretary of the Army | |
| In office September 21, 2009 – March 28, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Nelson Ford |
| Succeeded by | Brad Carson |
| United States Secretary of the Army Acting |
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| In office March 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gregory Dahlberg (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas White |
| Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works | |
| In office June 1998 – March 5, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Martin Lancaster |
| Succeeded by | Michael Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1948 Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Adelphi University University of Missouri, Columbia |
Joseph W. Westphal (born January 26, 1948) is the current United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He served as the 30th United States Under Secretary of the Army from 2009-2014.
Early life and education
Westphal was born in Santiago, Chile.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelphi University in New York[2] and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri.[3]
Career
Westphal served as the head of the Department of Political Science at Oklahoma State University between 1975 and 1987 and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University while working at the law firm of Patton Boggs.[4] He served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works from 1998 to 2001 and the Acting Secretary of the Army in 2001.[5] He also served as Chancellor of the University of Maine System[1] from 2002 - 2006 and was a professor of Political Science at the University of Maine from 2002 - 2009.[6] He later served as the Provost, at The New School in New York City.[7]
Westphal was a member of President Obama’s Transition Team for Defense[8] and was appointed as the United States Under Secretary of the Army in September, 2009. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on March 26, 2014 and sworn in the same day.[9][10]
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| Preceded by | Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by Michael Parker |
| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Army Acting 2001 |
Succeeded by Thomas White |
| Preceded by | United States Undersecretary of the Army 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Brad Carson |
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 2014–present |
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- 1948 births
- Adelphi University alumni
- Ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia
- Clinton Administration personnel
- Living people
- Oklahoma State University faculty
- Obama Administration personnel
- The New School faculty
- United States Department of Defense officials
- United States Under Secretaries of the Army
- University of Maine faculty
- University of Missouri alumni
