Nomination of Roger A. McGuire To Be United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau

The President today announced his intention to nominate Roger A. McGuire, of Ohio, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. He would succeed William H. Jacobsen, Jr.

Currently Mr. McGuire serves as Principal Officer at the American Consulate in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Prior to this, he served as Charge d'Affaires at the American Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia, 1990; Director of the U.S. Liaison Office in Windhoek, Namibia, 1989 - 90; and Deputy Examiner of the Board of Examiners of the Foreign Service, 1988 - 90. In addition, he served as Deputy Director of the Office of West African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, 1986 - 88; and Political Officer at the American Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, 1983 - 86.

Mr. McGuire graduated from Beloit College (B.A., 1965) and the University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1967). He was born July 1, 1943, in Troy, OH. Mr. McGuire is married, has two children, and resides in Brazil.