Elizabeth Fitzsimmons

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Elizabeth Fitzsimmons
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United States Ambassador to Togo
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingEric Stromayer
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy

1972/1973 (age 48–49)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)

Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy Fitzsimmons (born 1972/1973) is an American diplomat who has served as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs since January 2021. She is the designate to serve as the United States Ambassador to Togo.

Education[]

Fitzsimmons earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.[2]

Career[]

Fitzsimmons is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She has served overseas in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, India and Bulgaria. She has also worked in the State Department's Operations Center and as Deputy Director of the State Department's Executive Secretariat. Other assignments included being deputy executive secretary to Secretaries John Kerry and Rex Tillerson, senior advisor at the Foreign Service Institute, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Public Diplomacy) in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2] From October 1, 2018, to 2021, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Africa and Public Diplomacy.[3] Prior to that, she was Acting Deputy Spokesperson for the Department. Since January 2021, she has served as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs.[2]

On August 4, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Fitzsimmons to be the next United States Ambassador to Togo.[2] On August 9, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported her favorably. The United States Senate confirmed her on December 18, 2021 by voice vote.

Personal life[]

Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy married Trevor Morrison Fitzsimmons on November 27, 1999. Her father was the associate medical director and the chief of surgery at the Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville. Her mother was the president of the Delaware Symphony from 1993 to 1995 and its chairwoman in 1995 and 1996.[1]


References[]

  1. ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Ms. Noseworthy, Mr. Fitzsimmons". The New York Times. November 28, 1999. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Nine Foreign Policy and National Security Leaders" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Fitzsimmons". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 9, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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