John F. Tefft - People - Department History
John F. Tefft (1949–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lithuania)
Appointed: June 14, 2000
Presentation of Credentials: August 30, 2000
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 10, 2003 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Georgia)
Appointed: May 31, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: August 23, 2005
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 9, 2009 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ukraine)
Appointed: November 23, 2009
Presentation of Credentials: December 7, 2009
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 9, 2013 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: August 5, 2014
Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 2014
Termination of Mission: September 28, 2017