Jonathan Henick

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Jonathan Henick is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Uzbekistan since 2022.

Early life and education

Henick has a bachelor's degree from Columbia College, a Master of Arts in international affairs from Columbia University and a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from the University of Hawaii.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors |date=May 20, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/20/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-16/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520181743/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/20/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-16/ |url-status=live }} {{PD-notice}}{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Ambassador Jonathan Henick Named Webster Tashkent Class of 2023 Commencement Speaker |url=https://news.webster.edu/2023/jonathan-henick-named-speaker-23.php |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=news.webster.edu |language=en}}

Career

Henick is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of minister-counselor. He served as the deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, where he was responsible for the countries of Central Asia, as well as public diplomacy and press for all of South and Central Asia. He served as acting deputy coordinator of the Global Engagement Center where he helped to lead and coordinate U.S. efforts to counter disinformation from Russia, China, and Iran. Henick served as the principal deputy coordinator and acting coordinator for the Bureau of International Information Programs. His other assignments include serving as the minister counselor for public affairs in Turkey, the deputy chief of mission in Timor-Leste, as well as in other positions in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Portugal, and Uzbekistan. Henick has worked as a fellow and visiting professor at the George Washington University and as a Diplomat-in-Residence at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a visiting professor at the College of Information and Cyberspace of the National Defense University.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Jonathan Henick |url=https://cic.ndu.edu/About/Faculty-Staff/Article/2739550/dr-jonathan-henick/https%3A%2F%2Fcic.ndu.edu%2FAbout%2FFaculty-Staff%2FArticle-View%2FArticle%2F2739550%2Fdr-jonathan-henick%2F |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=College of Information and Cyberspace |language=en-US}}

On May 20, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Henick to serve as the United States ambassador to Uzbekistan. On May 24, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=May 24, 2020 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/24/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-68/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220045229/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/24/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-68/ |url-status=live }} On July 27, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Nominations |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations072722am |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220045229/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations072722am |url-status=live }} On August 3, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Business Meeting |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting080322 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220045229/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting080322 |url-status=live }} On August 4, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2022 |title=PN2172 — Jonathan Henick — Department of State |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2172 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=congress.gov |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011114159/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2172 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Henick confirmed as new US ambassador to Uzbekistan |url=https://brightuzbekistan.uz/en/jonathan-henick-confirmed-as-new-us-ambassador-to-uzbekistan/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=brightuzbekistan.uz |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220050734/https://brightuzbekistan.uz/en/jonathan-henick-confirmed-as-new-us-ambassador-to-uzbekistan/ |url-status=live }} He was sworn into office on October 14.{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Jonathan Henick |url=https://uz.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219070831/https://uz.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan |language=en-US}}{{Cite tweet |number=1581034795848433665 |user=State_SCA |title=Congratulations to Jonathan Henick, our newly-sworn-in U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan! Jonathan served his first diplomatic tour in Uzbekistan and is excited to return to further the friendship between our peoples. |date=October 14, 2022}} On November 24, 2022, he presented his credentials to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.{{cite web |url=https://uza.uz/uz/posts/ozbekiston-respublikasi-prezidenti-yangi-tayinlangan-elchilarni-qabul-qildi_428942 |title=Ўзбекистон Республикаси Президенти янги тайинланган элчиларни қабул қилди |date=November 24, 2022 |publisher=Ўзбекистон Миллий ахборот агентлиги |access-date=November 25, 2022 |language=uz |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124103951/https://uza.uz/uz/posts/ozbekiston-respublikasi-prezidenti-yangi-tayinlangan-elchilarni-qabul-qildi_428942 |url-status=live }}

= Awards and honors =

Henick has received the Public Diplomacy Alumni Association Achievement Award, as well as multiple State Department performance awards, including three Senior Foreign Service Performance Awards.{{Cite web |title=Henick, Jonathan - Republic of Uzbekistan - June 2022 |url=https://www.state.gov/henick-jonathan-republic-of-uzbekistan-june-2022/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}