Timmy T. Davis
Timmy T. Davis is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Qatar. Early life and education. A native of Virginia, Davis attended the University of Alabama. He served in the United States Marine Corps for nearly a decade, including operations in the Horn of Africa and Iraq, before joining the Foreign Service. Career. Davis, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor, has had an extensive career as a diplomat and official with the State Department. He has served as the executive assistant to the  Secretary of State. Prior to that, Davis served as the U.S. consul general for Basrah and Southern Iraq. His domestic assignments include senior watch officer in the State Department Operations Center, special assistant to the secretary of state, director for Iraq at the National Security Council, deputy chief of staff to the Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, senior advisor to the counselor of the United States Department of State, chief of staff to the undersecretary for political affairs, and acting chief of staff of the State Department. His  overseas tours include Guatemala City, Guatemala; Najaf, Iraq; Canberra, Australia; and Bogotá, Colombia. Davis was a party mentioned in the Hillary Clinton email controversy. On March 18, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Davis to be the next United States Ambassador to Qatar. On March 30, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Awards and recognition. Davis has received multiple awards including the Distinguished Honor Award and multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor awards. He is also the recipient of the Department's Ryan C. Crocker Award  for Outstanding Leadership in Expeditionary Diplomacy, and the American Foreign Service Association’s William R. Rivkin Award for Constructive Dissent.