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American diplomat
Michael Ray Arietti
Ambassador Michael R. Arietti
15th United States Ambassador to Rwanda
In office
December 5, 2005 – July 19, 2008
Preceded byMargaret K. McMillion
Succeeded byW. Stuart Symington
Personal details
Born (1947-10-25) October 25, 1947 (age 77)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma materJohns Hopkins University

Michael Ray Arietti (born October 25, 1947) is a United States diplomat and a career foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State. He served as United States Ambassador to Rwanda from 2005 to 2008.

Early life and education

Raised in Enfield, Connecticut, Arietti graduated from Enfield High School in 1965. He received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in 1970.

Career

After graduating college, he volunteered for the Peace Corps and served in India before joining the Department of State.

Awards and Recognitions

In 2009 he was given the State Department's Charles E. Cobb Jr. Award for Initiative and Success in Trade Development in recognition of his work in Rwanda.

Personal life

Arietti is the son of Michael John Arietti and Margaret M. (Schiller) Arietti. Arietti's father served in the Marine Corps during World War II and the couple were married on November 20, 1945 in California. The couple moved back near his father's family in Connecticut in 1948. They had two sons and three grandchildren. His mother was the first female police officer in Enfield, Connecticut.

References

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, California: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
  2. "Michael R. Arietti - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
  3. Echo 1965. Thompsonville, Connecticut: Enfield High School. p. 24.
  4. Conferring of Degrees at the Close of the Ninety-Fourth Academic Year. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University. May 27, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  5. "Michael R. Arietti". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ""Under Secretary Kennedy Presents Department Awards," by Bill Palmer, U.S. Department of State Magazine, February 2009" (PDF).
  7. "Michael Arietti; Enfield Groundskeeper". The Hartford Courant. May 21, 1993. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  8. County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health.
  9. "Death Notices, April 17, 2003". Journal Inquirer. Manchester, Connecticut. April 22, 2003. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded byMargaret K. McMillion United States Ambassador to Rwanda
2005–2008 		Succeeded byW. Stuart Symington
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