Mark Gitenstein

Mark Gitenstein
United States Ambassador to the European Union
Assumed office
January 24, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byGordon Sondland
United States Ambassador to Romania
In office
August 28, 2009 – December 14, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNicholas Taubman
Succeeded byDuane Butcher
Personal details
Born (1946-03-07) March 7, 1946 (age 78)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDuke University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Mark Henry Gitenstein (born March 7, 1947) is an American lawyer and diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to the European Union since 2022. He was nominated by President Joe Biden on July 27, 2021,[1] and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2021. He formerly served as the United States ambassador to Romania from 2009 to 2012; he was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 11, 2009[2] and confirmed by the Senate on July 8, 2009.[3]

  1. ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Officially In: Mark Gitenstein to Bucharest". Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Mark Gitenstein, Confirmed as US Ambassador to Romania". Retrieved July 25, 2009.

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