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Ask the Ambassador: U.S.--Tanzania Issues
U.S. Ambassador Answers Questions Live in Web Chat
Date: Monday, 29 October 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT; 1500 Local)
Biography: Ambassador Mark A. Green Green is the United States Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania. Green has a long, distinguished record of leadership and public service. Prior to becoming ambassador in August 2007, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the House Judiciary and International Relations Committees, and served as an Assistant Majority Whip.
As a member of the International Relations Committee, Green played a leading role in crafting the Millennium Challenge Act, America’s historic commitment to invest in developing nations that are pursuing political and economic reforms. He played an important role in crafting the Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Awareness and Treatment Act of 2001, and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act.
Green’s interest in Africa goes back some years. In 1987-88, he and his wife, Sue, served as secondary school teachers in Kenya through WorldTeach Project, a development organization based at the Phillips Brooks House of Harvard University. During this time, they traveled extensively in East Africa, including western Tanzania. Green has also spent time in Southern Africa and West Africa.