Elizabeth Horst
Elizabeth Horst | |
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| United States Chargé d'affaires ad interim to Estonia | |
| In office July 29, 2018 – August 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Melville Jr. |
| Succeeded by | |
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| Spouse(s) | Jason P. Gresh[1] |
Elizabeth K. Horst is an American diplomat who served as the United States' Chargé d'affaires ad interim to Estonia from 2018 to 2019.
Early life and education[]
Elizabeth Horst graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history and German from the University of Kansas, and with a Master of Arts in modern German history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She served as a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Niger.[1]
Career[]
Horst served as the Deputy Economic Counselor in Kyiv, Ukraine. She led the interagency task forces of the United States' embassy in Ukraine during the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.[1]
On July 29, 2018, she replaced James D. Melville Jr. as the United States' Chargé d'affaires ad interim to Estonia. She served until her replacement by on August 2, 2019.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Chargé d'Affaires Elizabeth Horst". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Elizabeth K. Horst (?–)". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs of Mission for Estonia". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020.
- 21st-century American diplomats
- American consuls
- Ambassadors of the United States to Estonia
- University of Kansas alumni
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
- Living people