Zalmay Khalilzad - People - Department History
Zalmay Khalilzad (1951–)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
Appointed: November 17, 2003
Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 2003
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 20, 2005 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iraq)
Appointed: June 20, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: June 21, 2005
Termination of Mission: March 26, 2007 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: March 30, 2007
Presentation of Credentials: April 30, 2007
Termination of Mission: January 22, 2009