John Desrocher

John Desrocher
John Desrocher
United States Ambassador to Algeria
	In office ; September 5, 2017 ? January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Joan A. Polaschik
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Moore Aubin
Personal details
Born	October 14, 1964 (age 59) ; Plattsburgh , New York
Spouse	Karen Rose
Education	Georgetown University

John Paul Desrocher ^[1] (born October 14, 1964) ^[2] is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Algeria from 2017 to 2021. ^[3]^[4] He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who has served as an American diplomat since 1988.

Desrocher is a graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University . ^[5]

Desrocher is a former deputy chief of mission and consul general at seven U.S. overseas missions. ^[6] He served as Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and then, from 2006 and 2009, he was the U.S. Consul General in Auckland , New Zealand . ^[5] In 2009 and 2010, he was the Minister Counselor for Economic Coordination in Baghdad , Iraq. ^[5] He then served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. ^[5]

From 2014 to 2017, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Egypt and Maghreb Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the United States Department of State . ^[5]

John Desrocher appointed as Charge d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Cairo on April 26, 2023.

Personal life [ edit ]

Desrocher speaks French , German , and basic Arabic . ^[7]

References [ edit ]

^ "PN1407 ? Foreign Service" . Congress.gov. May 24, 2012 . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
^ Flynn, Andy (October 21, 2017). "Lake Placid native starts new job as U.S. ambassador to Algeria" . Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
^ "PN688 ? John P. Desrocher ? Department of State" . Congress.gov . Retrieved August 4, 2017 .
^ Ferrechio, Susan (August 3, 2017). "Senate confirms 65 Trump nominees on last day before August break" . Washington Examiner . Retrieved August 4, 2017 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ambassador John P. Desrocher" . US Embassy in Algeria. Accessed May 14, 2018.
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts" . The White House. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017 . Retrieved August 4, 2017 . This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the White House .
^ "Desrocher, John P. ? People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ? July 2017" . U.S. Department of State . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .

External links [ edit ]

Biography at U.S. Embassy in Algeria

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Joan Polaschik	United States Ambassador to Algeria 2017?2021	Succeeded by Elizabeth Moore Aubin

[1] "PN1407 ? Foreign Service" . Congress.gov. May 24, 2012 . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .

[2] Flynn, Andy (October 21, 2017). "Lake Placid native starts new job as U.S. ambassador to Algeria" . Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .

[3] "PN688 ? John P. Desrocher ? Department of State" . Congress.gov . Retrieved August 4, 2017 .

[4] Ferrechio, Susan (August 3, 2017). "Senate confirms 65 Trump nominees on last day before August break" . Washington Examiner . Retrieved August 4, 2017 .

[AmbassadorBio1-5] "Ambassador John P. Desrocher" . US Embassy in Algeria. Accessed May 14, 2018.

[6] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts" . The White House. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017 . Retrieved August 4, 2017 . This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the White House .

[7] "Desrocher, John P. ? People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ? July 2017" . U.S. Department of State . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .

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