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Timeline

Lifetime: 1958 - 2015 Passed: ≈ 9 years ago

Title

Diplomat

Country/Nationality

United States
Wikipedia

John Koenig

John M. Koenig is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015.

Koenig was born in Tacoma, Washington. As a teenager, he visited Pakistan with a family friend and was later an exchange student. He earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Washington and a master's degree in foreign relations from Johns Hopkins University.

A career foreign service officer, he has held assignments in Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Italy and the Philippines. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Berlin. He was confirmed as Ambassador to Cyprus by the U.S. Senate on August 2, 2012. Sworn in on August 17, 2012, Koenig presented his credentials to Cypriot president Demetris Christofias on September 12, 2012. The assignment ended when he was replaced by Kathleen A. Doherty on Oct. 7, 2015.

Books by John Koenig

Stories for God's Little Ones Cover image

Stories for God's Little Ones

Fairy Tale Religion
Short Story Religion Children's Literature

A charming collection of nine short stories for children with a moral weaved in each. These were originally published as separate booklets, under the series title "Stories for God's Little Ones".