John W. Dinkelman

John Dinkelman
Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
Acting
In office
January 20, 2021  December 6, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byCarrie Cabelka
Succeeded byAlaina B. Teplitz
In office
March 12, 2019  August 20, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNicole Nason
Succeeded byCarrie Cabelka
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
Charge d'affaires
In office
November 21, 2011  July 9, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNicole Avant
Succeeded byLisa A. Johnson
(Charge d'affaries)
Personal details
SpouseElizabeth Newman (married 1993)
Childrenthree
Parent(s)Alice Marie Dinkelman (DiDonato)
John H. Dinkelman
EducationBrigham Young University

John Walter Dinkelman (born 1961) is an American diplomat and government administrator who initially served as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for Administration from March to August 2019 and again from January to December 2021.