Henry T. Wooster is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Jordan from 2020 to 2023. He is currently the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In June 2026, he was nominated as United States ambassador to Kenya.
Education and military service
Wooster earned a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and a Master of Arts from Yale University."President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, November 19, 2019 He served as an Officer in the United States Army Reserve from 1985 to 2009.
Foreign service career
He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the class of Minister-Counselor. On June 12, 2025, he began serving as the Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Haiti. He previously was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission and then Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, from March 24, 2017 to July 30, 2018. He also served as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Director for Central Asia at the National Security Council, and the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command. Early in his career he worked as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and as the Director of the Office of Iranian Affairs in the State Department. His most recent position was as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb and Egypt in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the State Department.
United States ambassador to Jordan
On November 13, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Wooster to be the next United States Ambassador to Jordan. On November 19, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate."Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, November 19, 2019 On May 13, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."NOMINATION HEARING: Nominations", Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 13, 2020 He was confirmed on August 6, 2020 by voice vote. He arrived in Jordan on September 18, 2020. He presented his credentials on October 18, 2020. Henry T. Wooster renewed on September 15, 2025, the continued diplomatic and material support provided by the United States to the Transition in Haiti."Les USA réaffirment leur appui permanent en faveur de la République haïtienne", geotribune.com, September 16, 2025 On June 1, 2026, President Donald Trump nominated Wooster to serve as the next United States ambassador to Kenya, subject to confirmation by the United States Senate.
Personal life
He speaks French and Russian and has a working knowledge of Arabic, Persian, and Aramaic.
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