Robert F. Godec
Robert Frank Godec | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Thailand | |
| Assumed office October 7, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael G. DeSombre |
| Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – September 30, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tibor P. Nagy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mary Catherine Phee |
| United States Ambassador to Kenya | |
| In office February 15, 2013 – February 1, 2019 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Scott Gration |
| Succeeded by | Kyle McCarter |
| United States Ambassador to Tunisia | |
| In office January 17, 2007 – July 29, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William J. Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Gray III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Rantoul, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Lori G. Magnusson |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Yale University (MA) |
Robert Frank Godec (born 1956) is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Thailand since October 2022. He formerly served as the United States ambassador to Kenya from 2013 to 2019 and the United States ambassador to Tunisia from 2006 to 2009. He also served as acting assistant secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs from January to September 2021.