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{{Short description|American diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Ranz
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| office = [[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai]]
| president = [[Donald Trump]]<br>[[Joe Biden]]
| term_start = 27 August 2019
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| predecessor = [[Edgard Kagan]]
| successor =
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| spouse = Taly Lind
| alma_mater = [[Yale University]], [[Princeton University]]
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'''David J Ranz''' is a career member of the US [[Senior Foreign Service]] who has been serving as [[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai|Consul General in Mumbai]]<ref name="ANI">{{Cite web|title=Namaste America welcomes US Consul General, Mumbai, David J. Ranz|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/namaste-america-welcomes-us-consul-general-mumbai-david-j-ranz20191017153539/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2019|first=Pankaj|last=Upadhyay|title=US appoints South Asia, Middle East expert as new consul general in Mumbai|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/us-appoints-south-asia-middle-east-expert-as-new-consul-general-in-mumbai-1591799-2019-08-26|access-date=2021-06-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> since August 2019. Ranz has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for [[South Asia]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=David J. Ranz|url=https://2017-2021.state.gov/people/david-j-ranz/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=United States Department of State|language=en-US}}</ref> in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan.<ref name="IT">{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2019|title=Diplomat with Pak stint is new US C-G in Mumbai|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/diplomat-with-pak-stint-is-new-us-c-g-in-mumbai-1591664-2019-08-26|access-date=2021-06-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Ranz was also Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs.<ref name="CGUS">{{Cite web|title=Consul General David J. Ranz|url=https://in.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/cg-mumbai/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ranz is married to Taly Lind, a Foreign Service Officer with the [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]], and has two children.<ref name="CGUS" />

==Education==
Ranz graduated ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from the [[Yale University]] and received his master's degree from the [[Princeton University]].<ref name="CGUS" />

==Career==
Prior to his current appointment as Consul General in Mumbai, Ranz has served as
*Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for [[South Asia]] in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
*Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan.<ref name="IT"/>
*Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs.<ref name="CGUS"/>
*Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
*Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
*Spokesman and Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq

===Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for [[South Asia]]===
Ranz initiated various bilateral talks between Maldives and United States and committed $10 million support to the government of Maldives.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA commits $10 million in support to Maldives|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/us/usa-commits-10-million-in-support-to-maldives201812200715480001/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> He also welcomed renewed ties between [[India–Maldives relations|India and Maldives]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=US welcomes Maldives renewing ties with India|url=https://raajje.mv/46947|access-date=2021-06-24|website=raajje.mv|language=en}}</ref>

===Consul General of Mumbai===
Local community hosted Namaste America special event to welcome Ranz.<ref name="ANI"/> He signed MoU with the [[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra]] to promote collaboration between [[Maharashtra]] and [[United States|United States of America]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=Maharashtra signs MoU with USA to boost agro-industry sector|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-signs-mou-with-usa-to-boost-agro-industry-sector-7362053/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was felicitated by the [[Ministry of Marathi Language|Ministry of Marathi language]] for building bilateral relations between US and Maharashtra through local Marathi language.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai: US Consulate General representatives promoting Marathi felicitated|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/education/online-marathi-language-coaching-for-american-students-61958|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Mumbai Live|date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=टीम|first=एबीपी माझा वेब|date=2021-02-24|title=मराठीचा प्रचार, प्रसार करणाऱ्या मुंबईतील अमेरिकन महावाणिज्यदूतांचा गौरव|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/us-consul-general-in-mumbai-falicited-for-promoting-marathi-in-world-871122|access-date=2021-06-24|website=marathi.abplive.com|language=mr}}</ref>

==Awards==
He received several awards throughout his career.<ref name="CGUS" />
*[[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]]’s [[Herbert Salzman]] Award for International Economic Performance.
*U.S. Department of the Army Commander's Award for Public Service.
*Six State Department Superior Honor Awards
*Runner-up for James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence.<ref name="IT" />

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