George Moose

George Moose
Representative to the United Nations in Geneva
In office 1997–2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Daniel L. Spiegel
Succeeded by	James Brendan Foley
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
In office 1993–1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Herman Jay Cohen
Succeeded by	Susan E. Rice
United States Ambassador to Senegal
In office 1988–1991
President	George H. W. Bush Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Lannon Walker
Succeeded by	Katherine Shirley
United States Ambassador to Benin
In office 1983–1986
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James B. Engle
Succeeded by	Walter Edward Stadtler
Personal details
Born	George Edward Moose (1944-06-23) June 23, 1944 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Diplomat

George Edward Moose (born June 23, 1944) is an American diplomat who has served as the chair of the board of directors of the United States Institute of Peace since 2021. He formerly served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1993 to 1997,^[1] Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 1997 to 2001,^[2] and as Ambassador to the Republics of Benin and Senegal in the 1980s and 1990s. He is primarily known for serving as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the Clinton Administration during the Rwandan genocide.