Nomination of Stanley Tuemler Escudero To Be United States Ambassador to Tajikistan

The President today announced his intention to nominate Stanley Tuemler Escudero, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Tajikistan.

Currently, Mr. Escudero serves as Charge d'Affaires and interim at the American Embassy in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan. Mr. Escudero has also served as: Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, 1990 - 92; member of the senior seminar at the Foreign Service Institute, 1989 - 90; political advisor to the commander-in-chief at Central Command in Tampa, FL, 1987 - 89; Counselor for Political Affairs at the American Embassy in New Delhi, India, 1984 - 87; legislative management officer in the Bureau of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of State, 1981 - 84. Mr. Escudero has served in several other positions with the Department of State, including: Africa affairs officer in the Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, 1977 - 80; Morocco desk officer, 1975 - 77; and staff aide to the Ambassador and political officer at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, 1971 - 75.

Mr. Escudero graduated from the University of Florida (B.A., 1965). He was born March 10, 1942, in Daytona Beach, FL Mr. Escudero is married, has two children, and resides in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan.