Jessica Lapenn

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Jessica Lapenn
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United States Ambassador to the African Union and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Assumed office
August 27, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byMary Beth Leonard
Personal details
Born
Jessica Erin Lapenn[1]
Alma materHarvard College (BA)
Cambridge University
Nickname(s)Jessye

Jessica “Jessye” Lapenn is an American career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor,[2] who was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on August 27, 2019. Immediately prior, Lapenn served as the Chargé d'Affaires at U.S. Mission in South Africa from 2016 to 2019.[3]

Born and raised in New York City, Lapenn earned a BA in Women's Studies from Harvard College and an MPhil in International Development from Cambridge University.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "PN2622-1 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. January 2, 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Lapenn Jessica E – African Union – May 2019 CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY". US Department of State. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ambassador Jessye Lapenn". U.S. Mission to The African Union. Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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