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Name: Koran, Donald
Current Position: Previous Ambassador
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Donald W. Koran was nominated in April 2011 by President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. ambassador to Rwanda.
Koran received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Master of Arts and PhD in economics from The Johns Hopkins University.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Koran was a visiting professor at Tulane University. He also served in the 1980s as a staff economist for the Federal Trade Commission and director of research for the National Cable Television Association.
Since joining the Foreign Service in 1984, Koran has held numerous assignments at the State Department, including division chief for Western and Southern Africa in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, deputy chief of mission for Niger, and deputy chief of mission for Rwanda.
Before receiving his appointment as ambassador to Rwanda, he was the director for the Office of Africa Analysis in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the State Department.
Marketable Landing Rights and Economic Efficiency (by Donald W. Koran and Jonathan D. Ogur, Federal trade Commission) (pdf)
Airport Access Problems: Lessons Learned from Slot Regulation by the FAA (by Donald Koran and Jonathan D. Ogur, Federal trade Commission) (pdf)