Christopher J. Lamora

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Christopher J. Lamora
United States Ambassador to Cameroon
Designate
Assuming office TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick Chargé d'Affaires
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	Georgetown University (BS)

Christopher John Lamora^[1] is an American diplomat who is the designate to serve as the United States Ambassador to Cameroon.

Early life and education[]

Lamora earned a Bachelor of Science at the Walsh School of Foreign Service.^[2]

Career[]

Lamora is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana.

His previous work has included being the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Africa and African Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs at the State Department and he also served as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs, Deputy Director of the Bureau’s Office of Economic and Regional Affairs, and desk officer for the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, he had overseas assignments at the U.S. embassies in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Greece and the Central African Republic, and the U.S. Consulate General in Douala, Cameroon. He speaks French, Spanish, and Modern Greek.^[3]

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lamora to be the next United States Ambassador to Cameroon. On April 19, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.^[4] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favorably and on December 18, 2021, he was confirmed by the United States Senate via voice vote.

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