Thomas Vajda

Thomas Laszlo Vajda is an American diplomat who has been nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Myanmar.

Thomas Vajda
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationStanford University (B.A)
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.)

Education

Vajda received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1988 and a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1991.[1]

Foreign Service career

Vajda joined the Foreign Service in 1991 and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor. His previous postings included Deputy Chief of Mission in Rangoon, Myanmar, Director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and Deputy Coordinator for Assistance to the Middle East. From 2014–2017, he served as U.S. Consul General in Mumbai. From July 2017 to October 2018, he was Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia. From October 2018 until July 2019, he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security and Transnational Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. From August 2019 to May 2020, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary with responsibility for India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives.[2] Other assignments include Deputy Office Director of the Office of Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affair, as a Political-Military Affairs Officer in the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, and as Political/Economic Section Chief of the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania. He was assigned as a Desk Officer in the Office of Japanese Affairs and prior to that as a Desk Officer in the Office of Korean Affairs.[1] Since June 1, 2020, he has been the Senior Advisor in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

On May 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He has been nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Myanmar.[3] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


References
  1. "Vajda, Thomas Laszlo - Union of Burma - May 2020". United States Department of State. May 14, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. "Thomas L. Vajda". United States Department of State. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. "Thirty Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 4, 2020


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