P. Michael McKinley is an American diplomat. On August 5, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed McKinley as U.S. Ambassador to Bogot�, Colombia. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru from 2007 to 2010. His State Department biography says: McKinley was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels from 2004-07. From 2001-04, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Between 1994 and 2001 he served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg� d' Affaires at U.S. Embassies in Mozambique, Uganda, and Belgium. Earlier assignments include U.S. Embassy London, three tours in Washington, and Bolivia. He joined the Foreign Service in 1982. [More at Wikipedia]

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