1. Donald Yukio Yamamoto was born on 1953 and is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Somalia from 2018 to 2021.
14 Facts About Donald Yamamoto
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Donald Yamamoto was the former acting assistant secretary of state for african affairs from March 30,2013 to August 5,2013, US ambassador to Ethiopia from 2006 to 2009 and principal deputy assistant secretary within the Bureau of African Affairs.
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Donald Yamamoto was appointed by President George W Bush in November 2006 and presented his credentials to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa on December 6,2006.
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Donald Yamamoto was formerly the US ambassador to Djibouti from 2000 to 2003 and charge d'affaires ad interim for Eritrea from 1997 to 1998.
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Donald Yamamoto was born in Seattle, Washington to a Japanese immigrant father and a Nisei mother.
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Donald Yamamoto later graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1975 and School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in 1978.
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Donald Yamamoto entered the United States Foreign Service in 1980, serving primarily in Africa, with assignments in the Middle East and Asia, including US Embassy Beijing, and US Consulate Fukuoka.
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Donald Yamamoto received a master's degree from the National War College in 1996 and worked on Capitol Hill on a Congressional Fellowship in 1991.
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Donald Yamamoto is the recipient of a Presidential Distinguished Service Award, Presidential Meritorious Service Award, Secretary's Distinguished Honor Award, over a dozen Senior Performance Awards, the State Department's 2006 Robert Frasure Memorial Award for advancing conflict resolution in Africa, and numerous other awards.
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Donald Yamamoto is one of the youngest diplomats to be promoted to the rank of Career Minister.
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Donald Yamamoto met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on April 22,2006, to discuss the ongoing process of democratization in Ethiopia and the Ethio-Eritrea boundary dispute.
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In 2010, Donald Yamamoto stated that the 2006 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia had been a mistake and "not a really good idea".
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Donald Yamamoto became acting assistant secretary of state for african affairs on March 30,2013, replacing Johnnie Carson.
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Donald Yamamoto was confirmed for the position on 19 October 2018.