Gerald M. Feierstein

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Ambassador
Gerald Michael Feierstein[1]
Full frontal photo of a white man's face and torso, smiling, with white mustache, blondish receding hair, slightly prominent ears, yellow necktie in half windsor, white shirt, dark suit, in front of American flag.
Gerald M. Feierstein in official U.S. State Department photo
Born 1951 (age 72–73)[2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Ethnicity Jewish[3][4][5][6]
Alma mater
Occupation Career diplomat
Years active 1975–present
Employer Senior Foreign Service, Career Minister (FE-CM)[8]
Predecessor Stephen Seche
Successor Matthew Tueller
Spouse(s) Carolyn McIntyre (m. ~2015-present Mary Gill Feierstein (m. ~1978-2015)[9][10]
Children
  • Adam
  • Annie
  • Sara
Notes

Gerald Michael Feierstein was the United States Ambassador to Yemen under President Barack Obama from September 2010 to October 2013.[10][14][15] Since December 2013, Feierstein has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs in the Department of State.

Education and personal life

Feierstein was born in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He received a B.A. in Philosophy from Point Park College in 1973 and an M.A. in International Relations from Duquesne University in 1975.[10][14]

In June 1975, he joined the Foreign Service.[10][16]

He met his first wife, Mary, who is Pakistani, while first posted in Islamabad.[17] His son served two combat tours in the United States Marine Corps during the Iraq War.[9] In 2015, the marriage ended in divorce. In 2015, Feierstein married Carolyn McIntyre.

Diplomatic career

In June 1975, Feierstein joined the Foreign Service as Director of the Office of Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau. He subsequently served as: Director of the Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs; Deputy Director in the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs; and Desk Officer for Nepal, Pakistan and Egypt.[18]

Between 2006 and 2008, Feierstein served in Washington, D.C. as Principal Deputy Assistant Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Coordinator for Programs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Feierstein has served at the following overseas posts:[18]

Years Location Mission Notes
1976–78 Islamabad  Pakistan
1983–85 Tunis  Tunisia
1985–87 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia
1989–92 Peshawar  Pakistan
1995–98 Muscat  Oman Chargé d'affaires
1998–2001 Jerusalem  Israel Deputy consul general
2003–04 Beirut  Lebanon
2008–10 Islamabad  Pakistan Deputy Chief of Mission
2010–13 Sana'a  Yemen Ambassador

In 2012, al Qaeda in Yemen offered 3 kilograms (96 ozt) of gold (about US$160,000)[19] for killing Ambassador Feierstein, and 5 million Yemeni riyals (about US$23,000)[19] for killing an American soldier in Yemen.[3][4][5][6][20]


References

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External links

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Yemen
2010–2013		 Succeeded by
Matthew H. Tueller
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