James Franklin Collins
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James Franklin Collins is a former United States Ambassador to Russia. A career Foreign Service Officer in the State Department, he is a Russian specialist.
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Collins with Marcy Kaptur and Oleh Shamshur in 2006
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A Foreign Service officer is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. FSOs formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. They spend most of their careers overseas
James Franklin Collins
…James Franklin Collins (born June 4, 1939) is a former United States Ambassador to Russia. A career Foreign Service Officer in the State Department, he is a Russian specialist. Collins graduated from Harvard College cum laude in 1961 and earned a master's degree in history…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swears in the 194th Foreign Service Generalist Class in October 2018