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President Bush Announces Intention to Nominate New Ambassador to Lithuania

7 April 2006

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate John A. Cloud to serve as the next Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Lithuania.

U.S. Ambassador Stephen Mull will complete his term as Ambassador this summer.

The White House Office of the Press Secretary issued the following statement on April 6, 2006:

The President intends to nominate John A. Cloud, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Lithuania. Mr. Cloud, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission in Berlin, Germany. Prior to this, he served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics for the National Security Council. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Cloud received his bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and his master's degree from The George Washington University.  Mr. Cloud has a wife and two daughters.