Ambassador Tueller, of the State of Utah, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. His other overseas assignments have included Ambassador to Yemen, Ambassador to Kuwait, Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Cairo; Political Minister Counselor at Embassy Baghdad; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Kuwait; Political Counselor at Embassy Riyadh; Chief of the U.S. Office in Aden, Yemen; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Doha; Political Officer at Embassy London; and Political Officer and Consular Officer at Embassy Amman. His Washington assignments have included Deputy Director in the Office of Northern Gulf Affairs and Egypt Desk Officer.

Ambassador Tueller holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University and an M.P.P. from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was confirmed by the Senate to be Ambassador to Iraq on May 16 and presented his credentials to the Iraqi government on June 9, 2019. Ambassador Tueller is married to DeNeece Gurney of Provo, Utah and they are parents of five children.

Ahmed Ramadan is Vice President Project Development for GE’s Power Services and Gas Power Systems businesses in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, as well as President and CEO for GE Northeast Africa.

He is responsible for structuring complex deals, identifying funding opportunities and creating technical and financial solutions from the conceptual stage of a project to its completion, in collaboration with key stakeholders such as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms, investors, financiers, consultants and influencers. He also leads GE’s operations and business growth strategy across Northeast Africa.

Ahmed has 20 years of experience in senior positions in the banking sector, specializing in Corporate and Investment Banking, and Asset Based Finance in organizations such as the Commercial International Bank, Citibank and Cisco Capital. He has worked across industries with the private and public sectors to find impactful opportunities for partnerships.
Ahmed joined GE in 2007 and has been deeply involved in the financing of trade and investment flows between the MENAT region and the rest of the globe.

A fluent English and Arabic speaker, he has extensive knowledge of trade and export/project finance techniques and practices, together with an extensive portfolio of banking and institutional relations in the region.
Ahmed has a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo and is currently based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

H.E. Dara Hassan Reshid is the Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and General Works and Vice President of REFAATO. He was previously Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs from 2010 to 2013 and a Special Adviser to the President of KRG on development, construction and investment from 2005 to 2010. Mr Reshid holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Highway & Traffic Engineering.