Education
A native of White Plains, New York, Namm holds an Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in International Relations from Brown University and an Master of Surgery in National Security Strategy from the National War College.
A native of White Plains, New York, Namm holds an Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in International Relations from Brown University and an Master of Surgery in National Security Strategy from the National War College.
Prior to this post he was the Director of the State Department"s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. He speaks Spanish and French. Namm entered the foreign service in 1987 and has served tours in Islamabad, Pakistan, Bogota, Colombia, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and in various domestic assignments.
As the Director of OBO in Washington, District of Columbia, he oversaw the opening of 24 international diplomatic facilities by the time of his testimony to the United States Senate.
As ambassador, Namm has denied that Julian Assange, an Australian whistleblower who sought political asylum (from a perceived threat of extradition to the United States) in Ecuador"s Embassy in London on June 19, 2012, has any "pending charges" against him in the United States, or that there could be an "intervention.".
