Background
Gregory Engle was born in Germany where his father was serving in the United States. Air Force.
Gregory Engle was born in Germany where his father was serving in the United States. Air Force.
He spent much of his childhood in Colorado, Germany and Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and an Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
He was sworn in as ambassador on May 12, 2003. Greg Engle retired from the United States. Foreign Service in 2008 and currently lives in Austin, Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas and pursues his musical interests as a singer-songwriter. In January 2010, he released his first album, "Take lieutenant Personally," with noted producer/musician Stephen Doster and several well known Austin musicians.
Engle joined the Foreign Service (United States Department of State) in 1981, following a tour as a Peace Corps Volunteer in of Korea.
He has served in management positions in Pakistan, Germany, Washington, Ethiopia, and Cyprus. Following his assignments in Cyprus, Engle served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi, from 1992 to 1995.
Then from 1996 to 1999 he was the United States. Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa. Following his assignment in South Africa, he returned to Washington where he served as Director of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) system from 1999 to 2001.
In 2001, Engle became the Special Coordinator of the African Crisis Response Initiative.
That program was merged into the Office of Regional and Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs at the United States. Department of Statein 2002, and Engle became the Director. In May 2003, Engle was sworn in as the United States. Ambassador to the Togolese Republic and assumed charge of the United States. Embassy in Lome. In June 2005, he became the Minister Counselor for Management Affairs of the United States. Embassy in Baghdad, where he served until July 2006.
Following his assignment in Baghdad, Ambassador Engle served as the United States. Department of State's Diplomat-in-Residence at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin (Utah-Austin).
He retired from the United States. Foreign Service in April 2008 and became the Senior Advisor for International Affairs at Utah-Austin"s International Office, where he served until April 2009, when he assumed his duties as the Associate Director of Utah-Austin"s Robert South. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. In June 2010, he retired from that position to pursue musical and charitable interests.
In 2012, he became the Country Director for Peace Corps Ethiopia.
After leaving Malawi, he was a member of the Foreign Service Institute"s 38th Senior Seminar. He was a member of the adjunct faculty at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, where he teaches a course in international management.