Kent Logsdon | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to Moldova | |
| In office February 16, 2022 – May 30, 2024[1] | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Dereck J. Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Laura Hruby (acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – May 8, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John B. Emerson (as Ambassador) |
| Succeeded by | Richard Grenell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kent Doyle Logsdon Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Notre Dame University of Virginia |
Kent Doyle Logsdon is an American diplomat who had served as theU.S. ambassador to Moldova. He previously served as theU.S. chargé d'affaires for Germany.
ASewickley, Pennsylvania native, Logsdon has a master's degree in international relations from theUniversity of Virginia and a bachelor's degree in government from theUniversity of Notre Dame.[2]
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A foreign service officer (a member of theSenior Foreign Service), Logsdon was chief of staff to under secretary for economic growth, energy and the environmentKeith J. Krach from September 30, 2019, to July 30, 2021. Previously, he served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He came to that position after serving as the deputy chief of mission at theU.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, serving aschargé d'affaires from January 2017 to May 2018.[2] Logsdon was the chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state for management and resources in Washington, D.C. before he went to Berlin.[3]
According to the State Department, Logdson "has spent the bulk of his career, spanning over 34 years, in the European and Eurasia region."
On July 13, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden nominated Logsdon to be theUnited States Ambassador to Moldova.[4] On September 29, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before theSenate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] On December 18, 2021, theUnited States Senate confirmed his nomination byvoice vote.[7] On February 16, 2022, he presented his credentials to PresidentMaia Sandu.[8]
On 21 May 2023, as a result of thepro-European rallyEuropean Moldova National Assembly held inChișinău, theEmbassy of the United States in Chișinău released a message stating that "The U.S. Embassy is proud to support Moldova's European path". Logsdon participated in this rally "to demonstrate our commitment to working with the Republic of Moldova to build a democratic, prosperous and secure future" as he declared.[9]
–Order of Honour for the contribution brought to the deepening of Moldovan-American relations and the implementation of democratic and economic reforms in the Republic of Moldova, as well as for supporting the efforts of the Republic of Moldova to strengthen national security.Logsdon speaksRussian,Ukrainian,Thai andGerman.[10] He is also learningRomanian.[11]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Moldova 2022–2024 | Succeeded by Laura Hruby (Acting) |