Michael Ratney — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from April 2023 to January 2025.
Career member of the Senior Foreign Service since 1990, holding the rank of Minister-Counselor.
Previously served as chargé d'affaires of the U.S. embassy in Israel.
Held roles including U.S. special envoy for Syria and U.S. consul general in Jerusalem.
Serves as a non-resident senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Served on the National Defense University faculty and as dean of the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute.
Holds a Master of Arts in international affairs from the George Washington University.

Biography

Michael Alan Ratney is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia from April 2023 to January 2025. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service since 1990, he previously held significant roles including chargé d'affaires of the U.S.

embassy in Israel and U.S. special envoy for Syria.

He also serves as a non-resident senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).