Michael Dodman

Michael James Dodman (born 1961)^[1] is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania from 2018 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role, he served as an Executive Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the United States Department of State. A career diplomat since 1987, Dodman's previous assignments have included Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan; Economic Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union; and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.^[2]

Michael Dodman
United States Ambassador to Mauritania
In office March 13, 2018 – February 2021
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Larry André Jr.
Succeeded by	Cynthia Kierscht
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Buffalo, New York
Spouse	Joan
Children	4
Education	Georgetown University Boston University Princeton University

Dodman graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (BS in Foreign Service with an emphasis on International Economics, 1983) and earned an M.A. in Development Economics and International Development at Boston University in 1986 and a Master's in Public Administration at Princeton University in 1999.

He was Chargé d'Affaires Czech Republic between March 29-August 18, 2022.