Maria Brewer

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Maria E. Brewer
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United States Ambassador to Lesotho
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingRebecca Gonzales
United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone
In office
October 5, 2017 – February 22, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJohn Hoover
Succeeded byDavid Dale Reimer
Personal details
EducationValparaiso University
National Defense University

Maria Elena Brewer[1] is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 2017 to 2021. On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden named Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Lesotho.

Biography[]

Brewer grew up in Northwest Indiana. She graduated from Valparaiso University with a B.A. degree in international economics and cultural affairs in 1995. She also has an M.S. from National Defense University.[2]

Brewer has been a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States since 1996. She has held posts in Lagos, Nigeria; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Mumbai, India; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Colombo, Sri Lanka. She had held several senior leadership positions with the United States Department of State, including serving as Deputy Director of the Career Development and Assignments Division of the Bureau of Human Resources.[3]

In August 2017, Brewer was confirmed by the United States Senate as the next United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone. She was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump.[2] She left her post in February 2021.[4]

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Lesotho.[5] On April 19, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[6] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported her favorably. The United States Senate confirmed her on December 18, 2021 by voice vote.

References[]

  1. ^ "PN1908 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 7, 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Who Is Maria Brewer?, Steve (July 16, 2017). "United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Who Is Maria Brewer?". AllGov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Trump nominates Brewer as ambassador to Sierra Leone". African Press Agency. June 26, 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Ambassador Brewer Farewell Script". U.S. Embassy in Sierra Leone. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 19, 2021

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Preceded by
John Hoover
 United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
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