Laura Farnsworth Dogu

Laura Farnsworth Dogu (born 1964)[1] is an author, diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nicaragua. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 14, 2015 and confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2015.[2]

Laura Farnsworth Dogu
United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office October 6, 2015 – October 30, 2018
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Phyllis M. Powers
Succeeded by	Kevin K. Sullivan
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 55–56)
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Early life and education

Dogu is a resident of Texas. Her father was a career Naval officer.[3] Dogu earned a B.A., B.B.A. (1985) and M.B.A. (1989) from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She later earned a M.S. from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in 2007.

Career

Dogu began her career as a marketing representative for IBM, where she worked for five years. After joining the Foreign Service, she became a consular officer at the embassy in San Salvador in 1991. She then served as a consular and political officer at the American Embassy in Turkey. Returning to Washington, D.C. in 1996, she was assigned to the State Department operations center. A year later she became a staff assistant in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. International assignments followed in Egypt, Turkey and Mexico. When she was nominated by President Obama to become U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, she was serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

Dogu is also an author. Along with Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer and Richard Ferri, Dogu is a co-author of The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning. She is one of the leaders of the online Bogleheads (www.bogleheads.org).[4] [5]

Personal life

Dogu is married. She and her husband Aydin have two children. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish, Turkish and Arabic.[6]

References

1. Laura Farnsworth Dogu (1964–)
2. Ambassador Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Embassy, Nicaragua, accessed April 11, 2016
3. Statement of Laura F. Dogu Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Senate Foreign Relations Committee July 15, 2015 Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 15, 2015
4. How Much Do You Need for Retirement? The Morning Star, January 5, 2011
5. It's All About Your Asset Allocation Forbes, December 23, 2009
6. U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua: Who Is Laura Dogu? AllGov, October 18, 2015

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Phyllis M. Powers	United States Ambassador to Nicaragua 2015–2018	Succeeded by Kevin K. Sullivan