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John F. Hoover (born February 1960) is an American diplomat and university administrator who served as the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 2014 to 2017. Since August 2020, he has been the vice-chancellor and acting chancellor of the National Defense University.

Early life and education
Born in Boston in early 1960, Hoover grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, the son of a dentist. He studied at Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude in 1982.

Ambassador to Sierra Leone
In July 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Hoover to be the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone; the nomination remained in the United States Senate for more than a year before being approved on.

Charge d'affaires in Pakistan
With the election of Donald Trump as president, the. Hoover thus took over the duties of the ambassador, congratulating Imran Khan on his election,https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/pakistan-russia-sign-rare-military-cooperation-pact

https://cisa.ndu.edu/About/Faculty-and-Staff/Article-View/Article/611373/ambassador-john-hoover/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/09/19/better-late-than-never-the-senate-finally-confirmed-some-ambassadors/

https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/236772.htm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ambassador-john-hoover-ebola-a-challenge-for-us-diplomatic-team-in-sierra-leone/2014/11/16/bcd7e88a-6c00-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html https://www.congress.gov/nomination/113th-congress/1138?s=1&r=75

https://pk.usembassy.gov/united-states-deputy-chief-of-mission-john-hoover-and-consul-general-cb-toney-visited-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-provincial-assembly/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:John_F._Hoover

https://web.archive.org/web/20141117184419/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ambassador-john-hoover-ebola-a-challenge-for-us-diplomatic-team-in-sierra-leone/2014/11/16/bcd7e88a-6c00-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20141118201643/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2014/08/22/an-ambassador-finally-leaves-for-his-post-as-others-watch/