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- Admiral Harry Harris served as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea from 2018 to 2021, before which he was a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, commanding the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
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Admiral Harris served as the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea from July 2018 to January 2021. He served 40 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring on 1 June 2018. He joined the State Department 3 days later. From May 2015 to May 2018, he commanded U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
Admiral Harris was confirmed by the US Senate to be the US Ambassador to South Korea. Sworn in on June 29, 2018, he presented his credentials to the President of South Korea on July 25, 2018. He served until 2021. Previously, he served 40 years in the US Navy, retiring on June 1, 2018.
Harris was selected to serve by two presidential administrations – first to lead in one of the military’s most challenging roles at a critical time when the U.S. confronted the rise of new world powers and nuclear threats, and later as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
Admiral Harry Harris served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, from 2013 to 2015 and then as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, until his retirement from the Navy in 2018. He subsequently was appointed U.S. ambassador to South Korea, serving until January 2021.
ADM, USN (Ret) Admiral Harris served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) from July 2018 to January 2021. A Naval Flight Officer, he served 40 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring on 1 June 2018. He joined the State Department 3 days later.
The Naval Postgraduate School is virtually hosting the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Harry Harris, on Tuesday, 17 November, as part of its Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture series. Lieutenant Commander Karen Kutkiewicz, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Institute Executive Fellow, interviewed Ambassador Harris ahead of this event.
