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Appointee Directory View:   C. David Welch -- Department of State Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs) Ambassador Welch is a career Foreign Service Officer. Prior to his appointment to the Department of State, Ambassador Welch served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Welch served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. He previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Earlier in his career, Ambassador Welch served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Welch earned a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In 1975 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He also studied at the London School of Economics, 1973-74. (202) 647-7209

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