Joel Ehrendreich

Joel Ehrendreich is an American diplomat who has served as the director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the State Department since 2022. He is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Palau.

Joel Ehrendreich
United States Ambassador to Palau
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingJohn Hennessey-Niland
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationDrake University (BBA)

Early life and education

Ehrendreich is a native of Nebraska. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Drake University.[1]

Career

Early in his career, Ehrendreich served in the Peace Corps in Niger from 1985 to 1987.[2] He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor. He served as director of Regional and Security Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to that, he was senior operations officer in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, a foreign policy advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, a consul general at the U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa, Japan, an economic counselor at U.S. embassy in Manila, the Philippines, and an economic and political counselor at U.S. embassy in Singapore. Earlier assignments include service at U.S. embassies in New Delhi, Tokyo, Sydney, and the West African nation of Togo. Ehrendreich also served in the White House Situation Room as a senior duty officer. Since 2022, he has served as the director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the State Department.[1]

Nomination as U.S. ambassador to Palau

On March 20, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Ehrendreich to be the next United States ambassador to Palau. On March 21, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[3] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


References
  1. "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 20, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Joel Ehrendreich Bio" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 21, 2023.


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