Background
Polt, Michael Christian was born in 1954 in Austria.
United States ambassador to Estonia
Polt, Michael Christian was born in 1954 in Austria.
Bachelor in English, American International College, 1975. Master of Arts in Public Administration, University Tennessee, 1977.
Various senior level positions including deputy director for European security and arms control issues United States Department State, Washington. Deputy chief of mission United States Embassy, Bern, Switzerland, Bonn & Berlin, Germany, 1998—2001. Principal deputy assistant secretary for legislation affairs United States Department State, Washington, 2002—2004, United States ambassador to Serbia & Montenegro Belgrade, 2004—2006, United States ambassador to Serbia, 2006—2007, acting assistant secretary for legislation affairs Washington, 2008—2009, United States ambassador to Estonia Tallinn, since 2009.
Senior transatlantic fellow German Marshall Fund, 2007—2008. Minister-counselor Senior Foreign Service United States.
Married Hallie Polt; children: Nicholas, Lindsay.