William Roebuck has arrived in Tripoli as the U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires to Libya. Chargé Roebuck will continue the work of Laurence Pope, who has served in that capacity since October 2011 following the death of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
Mr. Roebuck looks forward to working with the Libyan government and the Libyan people as we continue to build the relationship between our two countries during this historic time.
Mr. Roebuck joined the Foreign Service in 1992 and has held a wide variety of positions both in Washington and in the Middle East. He served as Political Officer in the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem (1995-1997), Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs (1997-1998), Political Officer in the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv (2000-2003), Political Counselor and acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus (2004-2007); Deputy Office Director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs (2007-2009), and Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (2009-2010). Most recently, Mr. Roebuck served as Director for the Office of Maghreb Affairs.
Prior to joining the State Department, Mr. Roebuck served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching English in Cote d’Ivoire from 1978-1981. He also worked as an English teacher and school administrator at a Saudi military school in Taif, Saudi Arabia from 1982-1987. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Mr. Roebuck also holds a law degree from the University of Georgia. He speaks French and Arabic and is married with one son.
(Source: US State Department)
