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Christopher P. Henzel

Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Christopher P. Henzel is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Christopher Henzel · Christopher P. Henzel · كريستوفر هينزل				[sources]
Other name	Christopher Paul Henzel				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Christopher · Paul				[sources]
Last name	Henzel				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q75053700				[sources]
Position	U.S Ambassador to Yemen · United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2017-2019) · United States Ambassador to Yemen (2019-2021)				[sources]
Education	College of the Holy Cross · National War College				[sources]
Last change	2025-05-23	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,881

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons273,363

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Iran Sanctions List405

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

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Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran	Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs		-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia	2017-01-08	2019-04-17
United States Ambassador to Yemen	2019-05-20	2021-05-01