Michael R. Arietti
Michael Ray Arietti | |
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| 15th United States Ambassador to Rwanda | |
| In office December 5, 2005 – July 19, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret K. McMillion |
| Succeeded by | W. Stuart Symington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1947[1] Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
Michael Ray Arietti (born October 25, 1947)[2] is a United States diplomat and a career foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State. He served as United States Ambassador to Rwanda from 2005 to 2008.
Early life and education[edit]
Raised in Enfield, Connecticut, Arietti graduated from Enfield High School in 1965.[3] He received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in 1970.[4]
Career[edit]
After graduating college, he volunteered for the Peace Corps and served in India before joining the Department of State.[5]
Awards and Recognitions[edit]
In 2009 he was given the State Department's Charles E. Cobb Jr. Award for Initiative and Success in Trade Development in recognition of his work in Rwanda.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Arietti is the son of Michael John Arietti (November 20, 1919[7] – May 18, 1993)[8] and Margaret M. (Schiller) Arietti (September 6, 1920 – February 22, 2003).[9] Arietti's father served in the Marine Corps during World War II[10] and the couple were married on November 20, 1945 in California.[11] The couple moved back near his father's family in Connecticut in 1948. They had two sons and three grandchildren. His mother was the first female police officer in Enfield, Connecticut.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, California: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
- ^ "Michael R. Arietti - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
- ^ Echo 1965. Thompsonville, Connecticut: Enfield High School. p. 24.
- ^ Conferring of Degrees at the Close of the Ninety-Fourth Academic Year. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University. May 27, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Michael R. Arietti". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ ""Under Secretary Kennedy Presents Department Awards," by Bill Palmer, U.S. Department of State Magazine, February 2009" (PDF).
- ^ "Michael John Arietti". Registration Card. No. S-144. Connecticut.
- ^ "Michael J. Arietti". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Margaret M Schiller Arietti". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Michael Arietti; Enfield Groundskeeper". The Hartford Courant. May 21, 1993. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health.
- ^ "Death Notices, April 17, 2003". Journal Inquirer. Manchester, Connecticut. April 22, 2003. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
External links[edit]
- United States Department of State: Biography of Michael R. Arietti
- United States Embassy in Kigali: Biography of the Ambassador
- The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. MICHAEL ARIETTI. Interviewed by: Charles Stuart Kennedy; Initial Interview Date: August 23, 2011; Copyright 2012 ADST
- Personnel Announcement, George W. Bush White House, September 13, 2005.