2003 press releases

President Bush Intends to Nominate George Krol as U.S. Ambassador to Belarus (May 1, 2003)

The President intends to nominate George A. Krol of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Belarus. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Krol is currently attending the Senior Seminar at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Previously he served as the Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs in Moscow and as Director of the Office of Russian Affairs. Other overseas posts include Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, Belarus and Political/Economic Officer for the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. Mr. Krol earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and his master's degree from Oxford University.