Edward William Gnehm, Junior., also known as Skip Gnehm is an American diplomat who most recently served as the United States. ambassador to Jordan.
Education
Gnehm attended Albany High School and subsequently attended the in Washington, District of Columbia, where he earned a bachelor"s degree in International Affairs in 1966. Berry completed his master"s degree in 1968, and spent one year of his graduate studies at the American University in Cairo under a post-graduate Rotary International Fellowship. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and Delta Phi Epsilon (The National Professional Foreign Service Fraternity).
Career
He is now a faculty member at "s Elliott School of International Affairs. Gnehm joined the United States. Department of State in 1969 and has forged a long and distinguished diplomatic career. His positions included: Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Personnel for the United States. Department of State.
Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia.
Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Amman, Jordan, and Embassy Sanaa, Yemen. Head of the United States. Liaison Office, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
And Deputy Principal Officer, United States. Interests Section, Damascus, Syria.
He was Ambassador to Kuwait from 1991 to 1994. Ambassador to Australia from 2000 to 2001. And Ambassador to Jordan from 2001 to 2003.
Throughout his career, Gnehm has remained active at George Washington, having served both on the Board of Trustees, and as the vice president of the George Washington Alumni Association.
Membership
He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and Delta Phi Epsilon (The National Professional Foreign Service Fraternity).