Julieta Valls Noyes

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Julieta Valls Noyes
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Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingRichard Albright (acting)
United States Ambassador to Croatia
In office
October 5, 2015 – November 21, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byKenneth Merten
Succeeded byRobert Kohorst
Personal details
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Spouse(s)Nick Noyes
Alma materWellesley College
National Defense University

Julieta Valls Noyes (born 1962) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Croatia. She was nominated by President Obama on March 26, 2015 and confirmed by the Senate June 24, 2015.[1][2]

On June 13, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Noyes to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.[3]

Early life and education[]

Noyes was born Julieta A. Valls, the daughter of Cuban refugees in the U.S. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1984. Because there was no International Relations major at Wellesley at the time, she created her own independent major, including studies in history and political science. During her junior year, she studied abroad in Geneva, Switzerland.[4]

Career[]

Noyes is a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service. After joining the Foreign Service in 1985, she was assigned to positions in Panama, Spain, Mexico, and Guatemala. She served as Deputy Chief of Mission to the Holy See.[5]

Some confidential communications Noyes wrote while assigned to the Vatican were published as part of WikiLeaks, and revealed difficulties in the relationship between the Holy See and the Republic of Ireland, which was investigating a sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.[6]

In her role as the US deputy assistant secretary for European affairs, Noyes addressed issues with ISIL, and noted that "one of the paramount concerns" was cutting off ISIL funding. "The financing of this barbaric organisation allows it to continue its operations. What we have to do is degrade its abilities and ultimately to destroy it."[7]

In June, 2014 the Senate confirmed her nomination as ambassador to Croatia, viewed as one of several "key European countries".[8]

After her arrival in Croatia in the role of U.S. Ambassador, Noyes was received by Croatian Parliament Speaker Željko Reiner, who noted that Croatia would continue to be a key ally to the U.S. and within NATO. She was also welcomed by Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic, who underscored Croatia's friendship and alliance with the U.S.[9]

In October 2018, Noyes began serving as deputy director of the Foreign Service Institute, the primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community.[10]

On June 3, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Noyes to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.[11] On July 13, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[12] On September 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[13] On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[14] Her nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

Personal[]

In addition to English, Noyes speaks French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. She and her husband, Nick Noyes, have three children.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Julieta Valls Noyes - U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of the United States, Zagreb, Croatia, accessed March 6, 2016
  2. ^ U.S. Ambassador to Croatia ALLGOV, July 25, 2015
  3. ^ Gramer, Robbie. "Biden to Tap Career Diplomat as Top Official on Refugee Policy". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ Julieta Valls Noyes ’84, recently confirmed as Ambassador to Croatia, found a passion for foreign policy at Wellesley Wellesley College News, July 28, 2015
  5. ^ President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts The White House, March 26, 2015
  6. ^ WikiLeaks: Vatican Pressured Ireland On Sex Abuse Scandal The Huffington Post, February 10, 2011
  7. ^ US considers air strikes against Isil oil pipelines The Telegraph, 23 Oct 2014
  8. ^ Senate confirms six ambassadors, including two for Baltics The Washington Post, June 24, 2015
  9. ^ Parliament speaker, PM receive US ambassador EBL News, February 8, 2016
  10. ^ "Training center for U.S. diplomats gets a new director". Washington Post. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  12. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  13. ^ "PN772 - Nomination of Julieta Valls Noyes for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  14. ^ "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  15. ^ U.S. Ambassador to Croatia ALLGOV, July 25, 2015
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2015–2017 		Succeeded by
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