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U.S. President nominates Ambassador Richard H. Riley to Somalia

By Khadarow
Last updated: March 30, 2023
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Mogadishu (SONNA) – The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has nominated Richard H. Riley to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Somalia.

Riley will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, replacing Larry André, who has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia since January 2022.

Ambassador Richard H. Riley is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service class of Minister-Counselor. He served as Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

Previously, Riley was the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Peshawar, Pakistan. He has also served in senior leadership assignments such as Charge d’Affaires, ad interim, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, Assistant Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and Senior Civilian Representative (Team Leader) at the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

Earlier, he was Deputy Director of the Office of Egypt and Levant Affairs at the Department of State, Senior Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and Deputy Team Leader of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Dhi’Qar (Nassiriyah), Iraq.

Riley has also served in London, England, Moscow, Russia, Beijing and Chengdu, China, and Kingston, Jamaica

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