PrintGeorge E. Moose
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
George E. Moose is a former career member of the U.S. Foreign Service, where he attained the rank of career ambassador. His service with the U.S. State Department included assignments in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. He held appointments as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Benin (1983–86) and to the Republic of Senegal (1988-91). From 1991 to 1992, he served as U.S. alternate representative in the United Nations Security Council. In 1993, he was appointed assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, a position he occupied until 1997. From 1998 to 2001, he was U.S. permanent representative to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva. Moose is adjunct professor of Practice at the Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University. In January 2007, he joined LMI Government Consulting as a senior fellow. He serves on the Boards of Search for Common Ground, the Atlantic Council, the American Academy of Diplomacy and Elderhostel. He is also a member of the Committee of International Advisors of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Grinnell College, which in 1990 also awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Laws. He is married to Judith Kaufmann, also a former career member of the U.S. Foreign Service and currently a consultant in international health diplomacy.
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