Amb William Wood - William Braucher Wood presented his credentials as Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on April 16, 2007. From 2003 to 2007, he was Ambassador to Columbia.
Ambassador Wood has been a professional foreign service officer for more than 30 years. He has focused on multilateral, political-military, and economic development issues, and he has also served abroad in Latin America and Europe.
In addition to several other awards, in 1998 he received the James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence for his work at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and, in 2002, he received the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award offered by the Department of State.
Ambassador Wood received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Bucknell University in 1973 and a Master of Business Administration degree, with a specialization in international finance, from the George Washington University in 1975.
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With the resurgence of attacks on US troops and Afghani civilians and growing political unrest, many are uncertain about the stability of Afghanistan and the region.
Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood addresses these key issues, current US-Afghanistan relations, and the role the US and world can play in shaping Afghanistan's future- World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.