Karen L. Williams
Karen L. Williams | |
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United States Ambassador to Suriname | |
Assumed office November 20, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Missouri |
Alma mater | Drury College (B.A.) National War College (M.S.) |
Karen Lynn Williams is an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to Suriname.[1]
Education[]
Williams received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College and a Master of Science from the National War College.[1]
Career[]
Ms. Williams is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She has been working for the State Department since 1991.[2] She has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Guyana, Senior Advisor at the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and has worked in U.S. embassies in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Paraguay.[3]
United States Ambassador to Suriname[]
On June 28, 2018, President Trump nominated Williams to be the next United States Ambassador to Suriname.[2] On October 11, 2018, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4] She presented her credentials to the President of Suriname on November 20, 2018.[1]
See also[]
- List of ambassadors of the United States
- United States Ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump
References[]
- ^ a b c "Ambassador Karen Lynn Williams". State Department. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Karen Lynn Williams". State Department. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "PN2239 — Karen Lynn Williams — Department of State". United States Congress. October 11, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- Living people
- Ambassadors of the United States to Suriname
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- Drury University alumni
- National War College alumni
- 21st-century American diplomats
- American women ambassadors
- 21st-century American women
- American diplomat stubs