US President Joe Biden has nominated Michael Gonzales as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Zambia.
Mr. Gonzales is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor.
He currently serves as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs in the U.S. Department of State.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Gonzales was the Director of Analysis of Africa in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
Overseas, he held leadership positions as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal and of the U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi; and as the Political and Economic Counselor of the U.S. Embassies in Harare, Zimbabwe and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Among other assignments, Gonzales served as Spokesperson and Information Officer at the U.S Embassy in Addis Ababa; Ethiopia Desk Officer in the State Department; and Deputy Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda.
Mr. Gonzales earned a B.A. Degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and an M.A. Degree from American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C.
Mike Gonzales joined the Bureau of African Affairs in October 2020. His portfolio covers West Africa and the Sahel Region. He previously served as the Director for Analysis of Africa in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, Mike previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Embassies in Kathmandu, Nepal and Lilongwe, Malawi.
Throughout his career, Mr. Gonzales has built partnerships with host governments, international partners, and civil society organizations to promote good governance, open political space, improve business environments, protect human rights, and expand economic opportunity.
His previous assignments include service as the Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassies in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia; the Horn of Africa Unit Chief in the Office of East African Affairs; Deputy Public Affairs Officer in Kampala, Uganda; Information Officer and Embassy Spokesman in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and Environment, Science, and Technology Officer in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Gonzales was an economic analyst in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 2009, the American Foreign Service Association awarded him the William R. Rivkin Award for Constructive Dissent.
He is a five-time recipient of the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award and the 2011 runner-up for the James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence.
He received a Master of Arts degree in international development from American University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College.
He has studied Spanish, French, Italian, and Bengali.
Hhs supervisor. Since hh is a chola boy for America
WELCOME SIR
ATLEAST YOU WILL FIND A MORE STABLE UNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT
THAT WILL LISTEN
WE WELCOME ALL THAT WILL ASSIST US IN OUR WAY FORWARD
UNLIKE ECL AND HIS CORRUPT PF PARTY
This guy is destined for Langley they are just warming him up…look at his CV…really laughable!!
Tarino show us your cv? What are your academic credentials? Advanced certificate in toilet cleaning?
Career diplomats.
In Zambia you have party cadres instead.
You should try your best not to take anything trolls say seriously. No matter how poorly they behave, remember these people spend countless unproductive hours trying to make people mad. They’re not worth your time of the day.
Independent good you accept that you have cadres in diplomatic missions under upnd.
It is itching and longing for interaction the UK based Troll/Impostor…best to just ignore it to give its fix!!
Really what beneficial are we gaining to know his credentials isn’t this supposed to be the other way round if it was one of our own appointee I think this breaking news should be reasonated with the American ppl because he will be working for Americans not Zambians
Abanensu they bappoint career diplomats who have served under various administrations. Ifwe we send jobseeking cadres
PF as usual messed up the diplomat structure, very low level caliber
If was still Lungu ruling Biden would ve maitained the Charge De Affairs David Young to the next 10yrs. With an Accomplished Accountant at the helm,see who all these other countries assign to Zambia,just watch! Remember a drunkard attracts other drunkards like Valden Findlay etc and a Sober mind attracts even more other sober minds.
This is a career diplomat appointed professionally unlike Lungu’s appointments where unqualified PF cadres and family were posted in high diplomatic posts.
But wena Kainyokolile Zulu, what manner of rabid rats have you chewed this time to dement you like this? Awe sure kupusa kwa so uluke wena!
Ambassador Michael Gonzales, we welcome you on behalf of the Republic and hope that we will have a fantastic time working together. Your skills and talents will be a great asset to our Republic Zambia.
Very very good American ambassador American diplomat to have anywhere in Africa to promote Investments and trade including policy use him to the best of Zambia He is better and good to work with promoting partnerships and Investments with the US
He is good
He is good for US and Zambias Investments including friendship He is probably the best to position Zambias trades and Investments with the US better and I think the president made a better choice especially when you see his engagements in his African roadshows the other could have been Dev he has also done a good job in Africa connecting with the ground
Lazy Lungu sent a drunkard to Washington as an Ambassador…that old man who filed his constituency MP nomination papers late because he was too drunk.
Nigeria is same thing with Zambia