Q:Facts:   - president: barack obama barack obama    - successor: kristie canegallo    - party: democratic    - predecessor: alfonso lenhardt position established    - office: united of staff for planning states ambassador to tanzania white house deputy chief      - term end: may 22 , 2014    - term start: may 22 , 2014 january 2012    - birth date: 1959    - name: mark childress    - image: amb mark bradley childress.jpg    - birth place: asheville , north carolina , u.s.    - alma mater: yale university university of north carolina , chapel hill   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark b. childress .
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mark bradley childress -lrb- born 1959 -rrb- is the united states ambassador to tanzania , and former deputy chief of staff for planning in the administration of president obama .previously , he served in the department of health and human services and on capitol hill .on july 8 , 2013 president obama announced his intent to nominate childress to be united states ambassador to tanzania .on july 9 , 2013 his nomination was sent to the senate .he received a hearing before the united states senate committee on foreign relations on september 24 , 2013 .he was reported out of committee on october 31 , 2013 and again on january 15 , 2014 .he was confirmed to his ambassadorship by voice vote on april 7 , 2014 .he presented his credentials to president jakaya mrisho kikwete on may 22 , 2014 .