Robert Bradtke
Robert Bradtke | |
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United States Ambassador to Norway Acting | |
In office June 2015 – August 14, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Julie Furuta-Toy |
Succeeded by | Jim DeHart |
United States Ambassador to Croatia | |
In office July 7, 2006 – July 13, 2009 | |
President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ralph Frank |
Succeeded by | James Foley |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 66–67) |
Alma mater |
University of Notre Dame Johns Hopkins University University of Virginia |
Robert Anthony Bradtke is a career U.S. foreign service officer and ambassador. He is the former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia and OSCE Minsk Group's US co-chair. President George W. Bush nominated Bradtke as U.S. Ambassador to Croatia in 2006. On July 7, 2006, Bradtke presented his diplomatic credentials to Croatian President Stjepan Mesić and took over in the American Embassy in Zagreb; Bradtke had previously served in Zagreb when it was part of Yugoslavia. In addition to Croatian, Bradtke also speaks French, German, Russian, and Italian.
Sources
- United States Department of State: Biography of Robert A. Bradtke
- United States Embassy in Zagreb: Biography of the ambassador
- United States Department of State: Biography of James B. Foley
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Ralph Frank |
United States Ambassador to Croatia 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by James Foley |
Preceded by Julie Furuta-Toy |
United States Ambassador to Norway 2015 |
Succeeded by Jim DeHart |
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