Cameron Hume Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia

 
May 4, 2007

Bahasa  Indonesia

President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate Cameron R. Hume to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia . A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Hume currently serves as U.S. Chargé D'Affaires in Khartoum , Sudan . Earlier, he served as Deputy Inspector General at the Department of State (2004-2005).

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1970, Ambassador Hume has had numerous diplomatic assignments. He has been a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations on four separate assignments, political counselor in Damascus and Beirut , and Ambassador to Algeria (1997-2000) and South Africa (2001-2004). Assignments in Washington included desk officer for South Africa and member of the Policy Planning Staff.

Ambassador Hume received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his doctor of law degree (JD) from American University . He was a Fellow at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University . He authored a number of publications such as The United Nations, Iran and Iraq : How Peacemaking Changed (1994), Ending Mozambique’s War (1994) and Mission to Algiers: Diplomacy by Engagement (2006).

Ambassador Hume is married with three children.

Related Link:

Statement by Cameron Hume Ambassador-Designated to Indonesia  Submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, May 22, 2007
http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2007/HumeTestimony070522.pdf

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