Timmy T. Davis is an American diplomat and former Marine who is the United States ambassador to Qatar.
Early life and education
A native of Virginia, Davis attended the University of Alabama and the University of Southern Mississippi. He considers New Orleans his hometown. He served in the United States Marine Corps for nearly a decade, including operations in the Horn of Africa and Iraq, before joining the Foreign Service.[1] Davis speaks Spanish and Arabic.
Davis' father and mother are from Mississippi. His father is a retired U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant. Davis' younger sister, brother-in-law, and two of his uncles are all U.S. Marines. His older sister is a research nurse. He graduated from Lejeune High School at Camp Lejeune, N.C., though he grew up on a number of Marine Corps bases on the eastern seaboard.
Career
Davis, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor, has had an extensive career as a diplomat and official with the State Department. He most recently served as the Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State. Prior to that, Davis served as the U.S. Consul General for Basrah and Southern Iraq, where he led the eventual suspension of operations.[2] His domestic assignments include senior watch officer in the State Department Operations Center, Special Assistant to the secretary of state, Director for Iraq at the National Security Council, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Senior Advisor to the counselor of the United States Department of State, Chief of Staff to the undersecretary for political affairs, and acting Chief of Staff of the State Department. Davis is a Political Officer. His overseas tours include Guatemala City, Guatemala; Najaf, Iraq; Canberra, Australia; and Bogotá, Colombia.[1] Davis was a party mentioned in the Hillary Clinton email controversy.[3]
Ambassador to Qatar
On March 18, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Davis to be the next United States Ambassador to Qatar. On March 30, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 16, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on June 23, 2022. His nomination was confirmed by the full Senate via voice vote on August 4, 2022.[5] He presented his credentials to Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on September 13, 2022.[6]
Awards and recognition
Davis has received a number of awards including the Distinguished Honor Award and multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor awards. He is also the recipient of the State Department's Ryan C. Crocker Award for Outstanding Leadership in Expeditionary Diplomacy, and the American Foreign Service Association’s William R. Rivkin Award for Constructive Dissent.[1][7]
Personal life
Davis speaks Spanish and Arabic.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ @usembbaghdad (March 19, 2019). "Consul General Timmy Davis and his team continue their work through the new Southern Iraq Affairs office in Baghdad to strengthen and deepen cooperation between the United States and southern Iraq. #SupportForBasrah" (Tweet). Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lipton, Eric; Schmidt, Michael S. (September 25, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry Weighs if Aides Erred at 'Send'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 30, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN1893 - Nomination of Timmy T. Davis for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Davis, Timmy T. [@USAmbQatar] (September 14, 2022). "I was honored to meet H.H. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani @TamimBinHamad at the Amiri Diwan yesterday to submit my credentials as the U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-15 – via Twitter.
- ^ Spero, Domani (August 16, 2019). "Congratulations to AFSA's 2019 Awardees for Constructive Dissent: Anna Boulos, Timmy Davis, and Moises Mendoza". Diplopundit. Retrieved March 18, 2022.