Edgard Kagan

Edgard D. Kagan
Edgard D. Kagan
United States Ambassador to Malaysia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 20, 2024
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Brian D. McFeeters
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University (BA)
	Edgard Kagan's voice Kagan's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be United States ambassador to Malaysia; Recorded June 13, 2023

Edgard D. Kagan is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Malaysia.

Early life and education

Kagan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.^[2]

Career

Kagan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Currently, he serves as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at the White House National Security Council. Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. embassies in India and Malaysia. Kagan also held several roles in the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Kagan additionally served as Consul General in Mumbai, India and as the deputy director of the Washington Office of the United States Mission to the United Nations. His other overseas assignments include Australia, China, Israel, among others.^[2]

U.S. ambassador to Malaysia

On May 2, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Kagan to be the next US ambassador to Malaysia.^[2] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 13, 2023. The committee favorably reported his nomination on July 13, 2023. His nomination was confirmed by the full United States Senate via voice vote on November 8, 2023.^[3] He arrived in Malaysia on December 19, 2023.^[4] He presented his credentials to King of Malaysia Sultan İbrahim on March 20, 2024.

Awards and recognitions

Kagan has previously won the Presidential Meritorious Award.^[2]

Personal life

Kagan speaks French, Mandarin Chinese, Hungarian, and Spanish.^[2]

References

^ https://twitter.com/usembassykl/status/1770323520805036292?t=1cW494VC6yj4t6hU6u5kbg&s=19
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. May 2, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "PN578 — Edgard D. Kagan — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
^ https://my.usembassy.gov/homepage/ambassador-edgard-d-kagan/

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[1] ttps://twitter.com/usembassykl/status/1770323520805036292?t=1cW494VC6yj4t6hU6u5kbg&s=19

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. May 2, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[3] "PN578 — Edgard D. Kagan — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[4] ttps://my.usembassy.gov/homepage/ambassador-edgard-d-kagan/

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Edgard D. Kagan


United States Ambassador to Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office March 20, 2024^[1]
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Brian D. McFeeters

Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University (BA)
Edgard Kagan's voice Kagan's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be United States ambassador to Malaysia Recorded June 13, 2023