Philip Goldberg

Philip Goldberg
United States Ambassador to South Korea
Assumed office
July 12, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byHarry B. Harris Jr.
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
September 19, 2019 – June 1, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byKevin Whitaker
Succeeded byPaco Palmieri
Chargé d'Affaires
United States Ambassador to Cuba
Acting
In office
February 11, 2018 – July 20, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byLawrence Gumbiner
Succeeded byMara Tekach
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office
December 2, 2013 – October 28, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byHarry K. Thomas Jr.
Succeeded bySung Kim
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
In office
February 16, 2010 – November 21, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRandall Fort
Succeeded byDaniel Smith
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
In office
October 13, 2006 – September 14, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Greenlee
Succeeded byKrishna Urs (Acting)
Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina
In office
July 28, 2004 – July 4, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMarcie Ries
Succeeded byTina Kaidanow
United States Ambassador to Chile
Acting
In office
July 23, 2001 – March 25, 2002
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn O'Leary
Succeeded byWilliam Brownfield
Personal details
Born
Philip Seth Goldberg

(1956-08-01) August 1, 1956 (age 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materBoston University

Philip Seth Goldberg (born August 1, 1956) is an American politician. In 2022, he became the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 2019 to 2022 during the Donald Trump and Joe Biden presidencies.[1] He was Ambassador to the Philippines and Bolivia, and Chief of the U.S. Mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.

In January 2022, it was said that President Biden will nominate Goldberg as the United States Ambassador to South Korea.[2]

References

  1. "El embajador Philip S. Goldberg presentó sus credenciales al presidente Duque". September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as S.Korea ambassador - source". Yahoo. January 28, 2022.