Ryan Crocker - Wikipedia Profile Page

Ryan Clark Crocker (born June 19, 1949) is a Career Ambassador within the United States Foreign Serviceand a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was the United States Ambassador to Iraq until 2009; he previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007, to Syria from 1998 to 2001, toKuwait from 1994 to 1997, and to Lebanon from 1990 to 1993. In January 2010 he became Dean of Texas A&M University's George Bush School of Government and Public Service.[2] He was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in April 2011.    Wikipedia

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