Mark Bradley Childress (born 1959) is the former United States Ambassador to Tanzania and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning in the administration of President Obama.

[1] Previously, he served in the Department of Health and Human Services and on Capitol Hill.

[2] On July 8, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Childress to be United States Ambassador to Tanzania.

[4] He received a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 24, 2013.

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