Joseph W. Westphal

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Joseph Westphal
Official Photo of Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal.jpg
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Assumed office
March 28, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by James Smith
United States Undersecretary of the Army
In office
September 21, 2009 – March 28, 2014
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Nelson Ford
Succeeded by Brad Carson
United States Secretary of the Army
Acting
In office
March 5, 2001 – May 31, 2001
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
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Martin Lancaster
Succeeded by Michael Parker
Personal details
Born (1948-01-26) January 26, 1948 (age 76)
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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Political offices
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
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
2014–present
Incumbent