Biden nominates Brian Stimmler for post of Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
Information about nominees for the posts of heads of U.S. diplomatic missions in Cameroon, Bahrain, and Kyrgyzstan was posted on the website of the White House.
It is reported that Joe Biden nominated Brian K. Stimmler for the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kyrgyz Republic. His candidacy, like of the other nominees, has to be approved by the U.S. Senate.
Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Earlier, he led public affairs sections as Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria and Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Stimmler’s other assignments include service as Press Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia; Political Officer at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; and assignments in Tokyo, Japan and Washington, D.C.
Stimmler earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He speaks Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbo-Croatian.
The U.S. Ambassador Lesslie Viguerie is completing his mission in Kyrgyzstan.
