Bush graduated in 1981 from the University of Oregon School of Journalism. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Bush served in senior management roles in the State Department. He led State Department management contingency planning related to Iraq, served as Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary for Management, and directed the U.S. interagency management support program for diplomatic and consular posts world-wide. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Bush served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, where among other activities, he facilitated the negotiation and implementation of the
U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, an early important step towards the
US Middle East Free Trade Area Initiative (MEFTA). As a member of the United States Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, Mr. Bush served as Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Belgium from January to October 2009 and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Belgium from 2007 to 2009. Bush's other Foreign Service assignments include Victoria, Seychelles; the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs and the Operations Center in the Department of State; and, the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. He has received the Presidential Meritorious Service Award; the
Superior Honor Award; the
Meritorious Honor Award; the State Department's Replogle Award for Management Improvement; and a Group Award for Valor. He is married to Anna-Marie Saunders Bush; they have two children. ==References==