A Conversation with Henry Wooster | 05/13/2025

Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Fiona Hood ‘26, Ryder Zufi ‘28, Eli Jacobs ‘28, Pranav Akella ‘27, and Madeleine Shaw ‘25 sit down for a conversation with Henry Wooster.Henry T. Wooster serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.  He served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from September 2020 to July 2023, and prior to his Ambassadorship, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Maghreb and Egypt. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Previously, he was the Deputy of Chief of Mission in Paris and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at U.S. Embassy Amman. Prior to those assignments, he was Political Counselor at U.S. Embassy Islamabad.Henry T. Wooster serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.  He served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from September 2020 to July 2023, and prior to his Ambassadorship, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Maghreb and Egypt. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Previously, he was the Deputy of Chief of Mission in Paris and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at U.S. Embassy Amman. Prior to those assignments, he was Political Counselor at U.S. Embassy Islamabad.