Dan W Mozena new US ambassador in Bangladesh

by News Desk
September 4, 2011

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Newly appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena is expected to arrive in Dhaka soon. Earlier James F. Moriarty left Bangladesh on completion of his assignment and the ambassador. Moriarty left Bangladesh silently. Like most of the previous ambassadors, there had not been any mentionable farewell party organized by locals for James F. Moriarty.

Ambassador Dan W. Mozena is currently a Professor at the National War College on detail from the U.S. Department of State. From 2007-2010, Ambassador Mozena served as the U.S. Ambassador to Angola. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Mozena served as Director for the Office of Southern African Affairs from 2004 to 2007. As Director, Mozena established as his highest priorities developing and supporting U.S. policies to help southern Africa fight and win the war against HIV/AIDS, strengthen democracy and improve governance, enhance regional stability, and promote economic growth to reduce poverty.

Immediately prior to returning to Washington as Director, Ambassador Mozena was Deputy Chief of Mission in Lusaka, Zambia, where he began his Foreign Service career in 1982. In what proved to be his most rewarding Foreign Service assignment, Mozena served as Officer-in-Charge for South Africa and as Deputy Director for Southern African Affairs during South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. Mozena assisted with then-President Mandela's historic state visit to Washington. Mozena was also posted to then-Zaire, where he and his wife had earlier served as Peace Corps Volunteers, helping local farmers develop better ways to raise chickens.

Ambassador Mozena was born and raised on a family dairy farm in northeast Iowa and spent the first couple of decades of his life milking cows, slopping hogs, and doing the daily chores that are part of life on a family farm. His academic life began in a one-room country school, which had a total of 12 students spread over eight grades. He graduated from Iowa State University [Political Science and History], and later from graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison [Public Administration and Political Science].

Ambassador Mozena's wife of 36 years, Grace, is a retired elementary school teacher with professional interests spanning from elementary education to health service delivery, particularly malaria treatment and prevention. The Mozena's are proud parents of two adult children, Anne and Mark, who have finished their university studies and reside in the United States.

From 1998-2001, Ambassador Mozena was Political/Economic Counselor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At Embassy Islamabad, Ambassador Mozena held the position of Deputy Political Counselor from 1995-1998.

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