R. Grant Smith
Encyclopedia
R. Grant Smith is an American
diplomat and previous United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
.
Smith, originally from New Jersey
, served in the foreign service in India and Nepal and was Deputy Ambassador of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi
. He also served as Director of the South Asia Office at the U.S. State Department.
He is a senior fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
at Johns Hopkins University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat and previous United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Tajikistan.Until 1991, Tajikistan had been a constituent republic of the Soviet Union as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 25, 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its independence and became the...
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Smith, originally from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, served in the foreign service in India and Nepal and was Deputy Ambassador of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. He also served as Director of the South Asia Office at the U.S. State Department.
He is a senior fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute or CACI was founded by S. Frederick Starr, a research professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. He has served as vice president of Tulane University and as president of Oberlin College and the Aspen Institute. He has...
at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
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