Ambassador Kip Tom Heading Home From Italy
Staff Report
WARSAW – Kip Tom is heading home Tuesday, Jan. 19, from his job in Rome, Italy, where he is finishing his role as President Trump’s US Ambassador to the United Nations Rome Based Agencies.
The Kosciusko County native has an extensive background in agriculture and was nominated for the job in 2018. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position on April 11, 2019.
On Tuesday morning, Tom provided an update on his Facebook page and wrote:
“January 20th at 12:00 EST marks the end of my service to the USUN Mission in Rome, Italy.”
“Today as I depart through the airport in Rome with a few of my Security Team and the US Embassy expediters all apart of my Rome family I said thank you and we said farewell, not goodbye. There’s more work to be done. Proud to serve the United States of America. God bless.”
The U.S. Mission in Rome serves as a link between the U.S. government and the Rome-based international organizations at the center of international efforts to promote sustainable development and combat world hunger.