Ambassador to the World

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THOMAS PICKERING has had a career spanning five decades as a U.S. diplomat, serving as under secretary of state for political affairs, and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, Jordan, and El Salvador. He holds the personal rank of career ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. Pickering has held numerous other positions at the State Department, including executive secretary and special assistant to Secretaries of State William Rogers and Henry Kissinger. Pickering is currently vice chairman of Hills & Company, an international consulting firm providing advice to U.S. businesses on investment, trade, and risk assessment issues abroad.