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John F. Tefft

Diplomat · Politician

John F. Tefft is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	John F. Tefft · Джон Теффт · جون تيفت · ジョン・テフト · 约翰·F·特福特				[sources]
Alias	John Francis Tefft · John Tefft · Теффт, Джон				[sources]
Weak alias	約翰·F·泰夫特				[sources]
Birth date	1949-08-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Madison				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	F. · John				[sources]
Last name	Tefft				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q500486				[sources]
Position	United States Ambassador to Georgia (2005-2009) · United States Ambassador to Lithuania (2000-2003) · United States Ambassador to Ukraine (2009-2013) · United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2014-2017)				[sources]
Education	Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart (-1967) · Georgetown University (1974-1978) · Marquette University (1967-1971)				[sources]
Source link	search.wikileaks.org				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-16	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

U.S. Foreign Service Officer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Francis Paul Prucha Close Associate	significant person · university student	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Ambassador to Ukraine	2009-12-07	2013-07-09

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,999

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,582

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