119th Congress Nominee record

Henry Wooster

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At a glance

Henry Wooster's diplomatic career includes senior embassy and regional-policy assignments. State's 2017-2021 archive describes a career Senior Foreign Service officer with prior Army service, embassy work in Paris, Amman and Islamabad, and a Maghreb and Egypt policy portfolio.

Summary sources: [1]

Also recorded or identified as: Henry R. Wooster.

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • The archived biography records deputy-chief-of-mission assignments in Paris and Amman and political-counselor work in Islamabad. [1]
  • It records National Security Council Central Asia work and service as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb and Egypt from 2019 to 2020. [1]
  • State lists a Yale master's degree and Amherst bachelor's degree; his 2020 testimony describes Army and civil-service experience before the Foreign Service. [1] [2]

Role and nomination context

  • The historical Jordan testimony and regional-policy work provide context for a later Kenya nomination; they do not establish present Kenyan ambassadorial tenure. [2] [1]

Nomination history

PN1022-39: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kenya

Confirmed
Recorded name
Henry Wooster
Organization
Department of State
Listed state
Virginia
Recorded qualification
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor
Received
Latest action

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Read PN1022-39 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • The biography is an official historical archive and does not establish current officeholding.

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. Archived Henry Wooster biography

    U.S. Department of State. Reviewed .

  2. Henry Wooster testimony, May 13, 2020

    U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

PN means presidential nomination. Each numbered record tracks a proposal sent to the Senate.

A Senate confirmation approves a nomination; it is not proof of current tenure or an appointment taking effect. These entries show received dates and the latest recorded action, rather than a complete legislative action timeline.

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