Steven C. Bondy

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Steven Craig Bondy{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/1908 |title=PN1908 — 114th Congress (2015-2016) — Foreign Service |date=December 7, 2016 |website=U.S. Congress |access-date=April 29, 2021}} is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Bahrain since February 2022.

Education

Raised in Livingston, New Jersey, Bondy was a 1980 graduate of Livingston High School.{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=April 19, 2021 |title=Biden picks Livingston native as Ambassador to Bahrain |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/national/biden-picks-livingston-native-as-ambassador-to-bahrain/ |access-date=April 22, 2021 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}} He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Delaware.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors |date=April 15, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/15/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-nine-career-members-of-the-senior-foreign-service-as-ambassadors/}} {{PD-notice}}

Career

Bondy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. From 2017 to 2020 he was Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He previously served as the Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan and as the foreign policy advisor to the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He is the recipient of numerous U.S. government awards, including a Presidential Rank Award.

=Ambassador to Bahrain=

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Bondy to be the next United States Ambassador to Bahrain. On October 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=PN378 - Nomination of Steven C. Bondy for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/378 |access-date=2021-11-10 |website=www.congress.gov}} On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.{{Cite press release |title=SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS |date=October 19, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/sfrc-approves-33-critical-foreign-policy-nominations- |access-date=November 9, 2021}} The United States Senate confirmed him on December 18, 2021 by voice vote, making him the second Jewish ambassador to Bahrain after J. Adam Ereli. Bondy presented his credentials to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on February 9, 2022.{{cite tweet|author=U.S. Embassy Manama|user=@USEmbassyManama|title=Ambassador Bondy: Honored to present my credentials to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of #Bahrain|number=1491368898054492160|access-date=2022-02-11}}