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| − | }}'''Tatiana | + | }}'''Tatiana C. Gfoeller''' is a veteran [[United States]] [[diplomat]]. |
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| + | Since joining the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] in [[1984]], her foreign postings have included: [[Poland]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[Belgium]], [[Russia]], and [[Turkmenistan]]. Gfoeller has served as a Deputy Chief of Mission in [[Turkmenistan]], Deputy Principal Officer in [[Russia]], and Consul General in [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. She was awarded the Rusk Fellowship in 2000. Additionally, Gfoeller authored a book on U.S. foreign policy interests in the [[Caspian Sea|Caspian Basin]] and has taught master's degree classes in political science at [[Georgetown University]].<ref>http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/111192.htm</ref> She is a member of numerous foreign affairs organizations, including the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]. She speaks [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[Arabic]]. | ||
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| + | From 2011 to 2017, Gfoeller was a political adviser to the [[U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff]] in the [[Pentagon]]. From October 22, 2008, to March 8, 2011, she served as [[Ambassador]] to the [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz Republic]].<ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/gfoeller-volkoff-tatiana-c</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101129162555/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/111192.htm</ref> Her father was the French writer of Russian extraction [[Vladimir Volkoff]]. | ||
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| + | Since January 2020, Gfoeller has been the President of AWIU ([[American Women for International Understanding]]), a global women's rights [[NGO]]. | ||
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 Tatiana Gfoeller    (diplomat) | |
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| Born | 1960 |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University, University of Florence. |
| Spouse | Michael Gfoeller |
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members |
US diplomat with an awareness of U.S. foreign policy interests in the Caspian Basin and Central Asia
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Tatiana C. Gfoeller is a veteran United States diplomat.
Career
Since joining the Department of State in 1984, her foreign postings have included: Poland, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Soviet Union, Belgium, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Gfoeller has served as a Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Deputy Principal Officer in Russia, and Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She was awarded the Rusk Fellowship in 2000. Additionally, Gfoeller authored a book on U.S. foreign policy interests in the Caspian Basin and has taught master's degree classes in political science at Georgetown University.[1] She is a member of numerous foreign affairs organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations. She speaks Russian, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic.
From 2011 to 2017, Gfoeller was a political adviser to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. From October 22, 2008, to March 8, 2011, she served as Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.[2][3] Her father was the French writer of Russian extraction Vladimir Volkoff.
Since January 2020, Gfoeller has been the President of AWIU (American Women for International Understanding), a global women's rights NGO.
