[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[July 14, 1992]
[Page 1118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of John Cameron Monjo To Be United States Ambassador to 
Pakistan

July 14, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate John Cameron 
Monjo, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class 
of Career Minister, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to 
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He would succeed Nicholas Platt.
    Since 1989 Ambassador Monjo has served as Ambassador to Indonesia. 
Prior to this he served as Ambassador to Malaysia, 1987-89. He has held 
several positions at the Department of State, including Senior Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1985-87; Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1983-85; Deputy 
Chief of Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1982-83; Deputy Chief of Mission 
in Seoul, Korea, 1979-82; and country director for East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs in the Office of Philippine Affairs, 1978-79.
    Ambassador Monjo graduated from the University of Pennsylvania 
(B.A., 1953). He served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1956. He was born 
July 17, 1931, in Stamford, CT. Ambassador Monjo is married, has two 
children, and resides in Washington, DC.