U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker presented his diplomatic credentials to Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2011. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Crocker served as Dean, Executive Professor, and Edward and Howard Kruse Endowed Chair at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He retired from the Foreign Service in April 2009 after a career of over 37 years. Ryan Crocker served as Ambassador to Iraq (2007-2009) and Ambassador to Pakistan (2004-2007). He has also served as the International Affairs Advisor at the National War College, where he joined the faculty in 2003.

Ambassador Crocker delivered remarks at a swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ambassador Crocker said, “I wanted to take this oath here to stand before… more »