of Mission with rank of Ambassador. As a result, he never assumed his post in Jordan. On 19 May 2006, the U.S. Department of State announced Satterfield’s appointment as Coordinator for Iraq and Senior Adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In May 2009, Satterfield retired with the rank of Career Minister from his nearly 30-year career in the Foreign Service. Upon nomination by the U.S. government, he was then appointed Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an independent international organization, by the Arab Republic of Egypt and State of Israel, and assumed office on July 1, 2009. The MFO, whose mission is the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace, is headquartered in Rome, with peacekeeping responsibilities in the Sinai. The Director General is responsible for exercising his authority through his staff at the headquarters in Rome, the Force Commander and his staff in the Sinai, and the Director General’s Representatives and their staffs in Cairo and Tel Aviv. Satterfield returned to the Foreign Service and served as Chief of Mission in Cairo from August 2013 to January 2014 and was special advisor to the Secretary of State for Libya from May to September 2014. On 5 September 2017 he returned to active duty as a Senior Foreign Service Officer and was appointed to serve as Assistant Secretary of State (Acting) for Near Eastern Affairs. On 10 January 2022, Satterfield was appointed U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, replacing Jeffrey Feltman. Satterfield was replaced by Mike Hammer in June 2022. Personal life Satterfield speaks Arabic, French, and Italian. Awards Ambassador Satterfield is the recipient of the: Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award; Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award; The Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award (for Iraq service); Department of State Distinguished Honor Award; Four Department of State Superior Honor Awards, notably for his work on the Middle East peace process; Department of the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award (for Iraq service). See also List of current ambassadors of the United States References External links State Dept profile 1954 births Living people University of Maryland, College Park alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Egypt Ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey United States Foreign Service personnel 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats United States Assistant Secretaries of State