Jon Gundersen

Jon Gundersen (born 1945)[1] is an American diplomat. Gundersen served as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim United States to Ukraine, Estonia, Iceland and Norway.[2]

Jon Gundersen
United States Chargé d'affaires to Ukraine
In office
January 23, 1992 – June 4, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byDiplomatic relations established
Succeeded byRoman Popadiuk
Personal details
Born1945 (age 74–75)

Biography

He served as an officer in the United States Army in Vietnam. He was a member of the first US counter-terrorism "Sky Marshall" operations in the early 1970s and has worked as a Merchant Sailor. Gundersen served in numerous assignments both in US and overseas, concentrating on the Nordic Region, arms control and political-military issues. He served as Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in a number of nations, including Ukraine (1992), Estonia (1994-1995), Iceland and Norway. He opened the first U. S. mission in Kyiv in 1992 and has been assigned to Russia, the United Nations, and as Political Advisor to the Special Operations Command and Senior Advisor for Iraqi Reconstruction. He is the Chair of Advanced Nordic Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute. He also teaches at the Joint Special Operations University and works for the State Department declassifying sensitive documents.

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References
  1. U. S. State Department, Department History. Jon Gundersen
  2. American Diplomacy, Jon Gundersen
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Diplomatic relations established		 Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine
1992		 Succeeded by
Roman Popadiuk
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