Lunch with an Ambassador: A Conversation with Amb. (ret.) Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Please join the Asian Studies Program on Friday, October 23 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET for a conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Harry K. Thomas. Ambassador Thomas will speak about his career in the U.S. foreign service and time as an Ambassador to Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Ambassador (ret.) Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and served as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director for Human Resources of the U.S. State Department. Prior to that, he served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department.
Ambassador Thomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984, and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines from 2010 to 2013 and to Bangladesh from 2003 to 2005. He also served in the White House as the Director for South Asia at the National Security Council from 2001 to 2002. His other postings include: New Delhi, India; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kaduna, Nigeria; and Lima, Peru. Ambassador Thomas speaks Spanish, Hindi, and Bangla. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University.