Todd P. Haskell

{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1962)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Todd Philip Haskell

| image = Amb-Todd-Haskell.jpg

| office = United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo

| president = Donald Trump
Joe Biden

| term_start = July 13, 2017{{cite web | url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/haskell-todd-p | title=Todd P. Haskell - People - Department History - Office of the Historian }}

| term_end = January 28, 2021{{cite news |title=Biden Administration Appointee Tracker |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2020/biden-appointee-tracker/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

| predecessor = Stephanie S. Sullivan

| successor = Eugene S. Young

| office1 = Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs

| president1 = Barack Obama
Donald Trump

| term_start1 = 2015

| term_end1 = 2017

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1962}}

| birth_place = {{nowrap|Hewlett Harbor, New York, U.S.}}

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| spouse = Jennifer

| children = 3

| education = Georgetown University

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}}

Todd Philip Haskell (born 1962){{cite news|last1=Straehley|first1=Steve|title=U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo: Who Is Todd Haskell?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/us-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-the-congo-who-is-todd-haskell-170502?news=860166|accessdate=18 May 2017|publisher=AllGov|date=May 2, 2017}} is an American diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer who previously served as the United States ambassador to the Republic of the Congo. He is currently{{when|date=December 2023}} the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to assuming this position, he served as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Congo and before that, deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs at the United States Department of State from 2015 to 2017. In February 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Haskell for the position of U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Congo.{{cite web|title=PN83 — Todd Philip Haskell — Department of State|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/83|publisher=U.S. Congress|accessdate=18 April 2017}} Haskell had originally been nominated for the position by outgoing President Barack Obama in January 2017. When Trump took office, he withdrew Haskell's nomination before reinstating his nomination.{{cite news|last1=Halper|first1=Daniel|title=Obama rushes to fill dozens of federal jobs before leaving office|url=https://nypost.com/2017/01/17/obama-rushes-to-fill-dozens-of-federal-jobs-before-leaving-office/|accessdate=18 April 2017|publisher=New York Post|date=January 17, 2017}}{{cite web|title=PN22 — Todd Philip Haskell — Department of State|date=28 February 2017 |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/22|publisher=U.S. Congress|accessdate=18 April 2017}} Haskell was confirmed for the position by the United States Senate on May 18, 2017.

Haskell has held diplomatic posts in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2010–2013), Johannesburg, South Africa (2006–2010), Burkina Faso (2003–2006), Mexico City (2001–2003), Tel Aviv, Israel (1996–2000), Poznań, Poland (1992–1993), the Sinai Peninsula (1990–1991), Manila, Philippines (1988–1990), and Karachi, Pakistan (1986–1988).{{cite web|title=Haskell, Todd Philip – Republic of the Congo – January 2017|url=https://www.state.gov/m/dghr/coc/267360.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329214914/https://www.state.gov/m/dghr/coc/267360.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2017|publisher=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=18 April 2017}}

Haskell had served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim South Africa from March 2021 to April 2022.