Nomination of Kent N. Brown To Be United States Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia

The President today announced his intention to nominate Kent N. Brown, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Georgia.

Since 1990, Mr. Brown has served as political adviser to the Supreme Allied Commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium. He has also served as: office director of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs at the Department of State, 1988 - 90; senior political adviser for the U.S. Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions and Conventional Forces in Europe Delegations in Vienna, 1984 - 88; a student at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense College in Rome, 1983 - 84; Consular and political officer at the American Embassy in Moscow, 1980 - 83; and international affairs officer for the Bureau of European Affairs at the Department of State, 1975 - 79.

Mr. Brown graduated from the University of California, Davis, (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1966). He has born May 7, 1944, in Oakland, CA. Mr. Brown is married, has two children, and resides in Casteau, Belgium.