By Chisomo Phiri
The US ambassador to Malawi David Young has announced his retirement with immediate effect.
In a statement, Young says he knows the US-Malawi partnership will continue to endure, stating in Chichewa that America ndi Malawi ndi Pachibale.
The outgoing US ambassador has made a commitment to utilise his next service opportunity to educate and uplift upcoming leaders.
According to a statement released by the US Embassy in Malawi, Amy Diaz has taken up the responsibilities of Charge d’ Affairs in Lilongwe pending the nomination of a replacement by the White House.
Young was sworn in as the US ambassador to Malawi on March 3, 2022.
He has served in African posts for the past decade.Â
He served as Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia from 2020-2021.Â
He was Chargé d’Affaires, at the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa in 2019, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria from 2016-2019.Â
He also served in Zambia as Deputy Chief of Mission from 2013-2016.
Young briefly served as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in Khartoum, Sudan in 2012.
In short, he has 34 years of public service under his belt before retiring.
