Elizabeth Holzhall Richard
Elizabeth Richard | |
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Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBA | |
President | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Nathan A. Sales |
United States Ambassador to Lebanon | |
In office May 17, 2016 – February 14, 2020 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Richard Jones (Charge d'affaires) |
Succeeded by | Dorothy Shea |
Personal details | |
Education | Southern Methodist University (BA, JD) National War College (MS) |
Elizabeth Holzhall Richard is an American diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Lebanon from 2016 to 2020. She is the nominee to serve as coordinator for counterterrorism in the Biden administration.
Early life and education[]
Richard is the daughter of Vern F. Holzhall and Mary V. Holzhall.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University, a Juris Doctor from the Dedman School of Law, and a Master of Science from the National War College.
Career[]
Richard joined the Foreign Service in 1986. Her early career included assignments in Ecuador, Italy, Singapore, and Thailand. From 2002 to 2003 she was special assistant to the under secretary of state for political affairs. She then served two years as deputy to the U.S. ambassador at-large for war crimes issues. In 2005 she became deputy director of the Office of Asia, Africa, and Europe in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and a year later became director for Counter-Narcotics, Law Enforcement, and Rule of Law Programs in Kabul, Afghanistan. From 2008 to 2010 she served in Islamabad, Pakistan and from 2010 to 2013 she was deputy chief of mission in Yemen.
When selected by President Barack Obama for an ambassador role, Richard was deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, a role she had held since 2013.[2][3] She was confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 2016.[4]
She is the nominee to serve as coordinator for counterterrorism in the Biden administration.[5]
Personal life[]
Richard is the widow of Christopher John Richard.[6]
References[]
- ^ EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Congressional Record, April 28, 2016
- ^ President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts white House, February 12, 2016
- ^ Inside Congress Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times, April 28, 2016
- ^ PN1155 — Elizabeth Holzhall Richard — Department of State U.S. Congress, accessed May 19, 2016
- ^ "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". The White House. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Christopher John Richard The Washington Post, January 22, 2015
- Living people
- Ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon
- National War College alumni
- Obama administration personnel
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- Dedman School of Law alumni
- 21st-century American diplomats
- American women ambassadors
- 21st-century American women
- Biden administration personnel