Background
Crocker, Ryan Clark was born on June 19, 1949 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Crocker, Ryan Clark was born on June 19, 1949 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor, Whitman College, 1971. Postgraduate student, University College, Dublin, Ireland.
Foreign service officer United States Consulate, Khorramshahr, Iran, 1972—1974. Economic commercial officer United States Embassy, Doha, Qatar, 1974—1976, chief economics/commercial section United States interests section Baghdad, 1978—1980, chief political section Beirut, 1981-1984, political counselor Cairo, 1987-1990. Deputy director Office Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs United States Department State, Washington, 1985-1987, United States ambassador to Lebanon Beirut, 1990-1993, United States ambassador to Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1994-1997, United States ambassador to Syria Damascus, Syria, 1998—2001, interim envoy to Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002, deputy assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Washington, 2001—2003.
Director governance Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq, 2003. International affairs advisory National War College, 2003—2004. United States ambassador to Pakistan United States Department State, Islamabad, 2004—2007, United States ambassador to Iraq Baghdad, 2007—2009.
Dean, executive professor George Bush School Government & Public Service Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, Texas, since 2010. Member United States Advisory Commission on Diplomacy, since 2010.
Member of Council Foreign Relations.
Married Christine Barnes.