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Mike Waltz
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2025
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Dorothy Shea , Tammy Bruce
- Preceded by
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield
- Succeeded by
- Marco Rubio (acting)
- Born
- Michael George Glen Waltz , ( 1974-01-31 ) January 31, 1974 (age 52) , Boynton Beach, Florida , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Julia Nesheiwat ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2021 )
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute ( BA )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1996–2000 (active) 2000–2023 ( guard )
- Rank
- Colonel
- Unit
- U.S. Army Special Forces
- Battles wars
- War in Afghanistan
- Awards
- Bronze Star (4)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mike
- Family name
- Waltz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boynton Beach
- Occupation
- civil servant
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- Educated at
- Virginia Military Institute
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Bronze Star Medal
- Participant in
- United States government group chat leaks
- Conflict
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant colonel
- Official website
- waltz.house.gov
- Image
- Official Portrait of UN Ambassador Mike Waltz (cropped 1).jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Significant event
- United States government group chat leaks
- Political ideology
- Trumpism
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- 1974-01-31
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- Michael Waltz
- birth name
- Michael George Glen Waltz
- name in native language
- Michael Waltz
- military unit
- United States Army Special Forces
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974) is an American Republican politician, diplomat, businessman, author, and former Army Special Forces officer who has served as the 32nd United States ambassador to the United Nations since September 2025 in the second Trump administration. He previously served as the 29th national security advisor from January to May 2025 and was the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2025.
In 2018, Waltz was elected to the House of Representatives, defeating former ambassador Nancy Soderberg and succeeding Ron DeSantis, who was elected governor of Florida that same year. Waltz was re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024 with over 60% of the vote in each election. He was chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness for the 118th United States Congress. Waltz was considered one of Congress's most hawkish members with regard to China, believing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in a cold war with the U.S. and the West.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mike Waltz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.