John R. Bass

For other people named John Bass, see John Bass (disambiguation).

John Bass
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United States Ambassador to Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office October 20, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Lawrence C. Mandel
Preceded by	Francis Ricciardone
Executive Secretary of the Department of State
In office October 8, 2012 – July 18, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Stephen Mull
Succeeded by	Joseph Macmanus
United States Ambassador to Georgia
In office October 16, 2009 – July 17, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Tefft
Succeeded by	Richard Norland
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Alma mater	Syracuse University

John R. Bass is the Ambassador of the United States to Turkey. He was Ambassador of the United States to Georgia from 2009 to 2012.

Ambassador Bass is from upstate New York, and is a graduate of Syracuse University. He speaks Italian and French. In October 2012 he was appointed Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State and served as the liaison between the State Department's many bureaus and the leadership offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretaries, and the Director of Policy Planning.

See also

• Turkey–United States relations
• United States Ambassador to Turkey

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by John Tefft	United States Ambassador to Georgia 2009–2012	Succeeded by Richard Norland
Preceded by Francis Ricciardone	United States Ambassador to Turkey 2014–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Stephen Mull	Executive Secretary of the Department of State 2012–2014	Succeeded by Joseph Macmanus