Patricia Mahoney

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Patricia Mahoney
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United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingLucy Tamlyn
United States Ambassador to Benin
Assumed office
July 4, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byLucy Tamlyn
Personal details
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Hawaii (MA)
National War College (MS)

Patricia Alice Mahoney[1] is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Benin. She is the nominee to serve as United States ambassador to the Central African Republic.

Early life and education[]

Mahoney earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Harvard University in 1981. In 1988, she earned a Master of Arts from the University of Hawaii. Mahoney attended the National War College from 2008 to 2009, becoming a Distinguished Graduate as she received her Master of Science in 2009. [2]

Career[]

Mahoney's career in the United States Foreign Service has included both domestic and international assignments. From 2001 to 2004, she served as political and economic chief at the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, before becoming political chief at the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where she remained until 2006. Mahoney then served as director for South Asia for the United States National Security Council from 2006 to 2008.

Following her graduation from the National War College, she became deputy director in the Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs until 2010, when she became deputy chief of mission at the American Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she served for three years. From 2013 to 2016, Mahoney was deputy chief of mission of the American Embassy in Kampala, Uganda. She then became the director of the Office of Mainland Southeast Asia from 2016 to 2018.[2]

In 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Mahoney to become United States Ambassador to Benin. The Senate approved her nomination on January 2, 2019.[3] She was sworn into office January 18, 2019.[4] Mahoney presented her credentials in Benin on July 4, 2019.[5]

On July 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Mahoney to be the United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic.[6] Her nomination was sent to the Senate the following day.[7] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported her favorable and on December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her via voice vote.

Personal[]

Mahoney has three adult children. She speaks French, Thai, Nepali, and Lao.[8]

See also[]

  • List of current ambassadors of the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "Mahoney, Patricia Alice - Republic of Benin - September 2018". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mahoney, Patricia Alice - Republic of Benin - September 2018". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ U.S. Congressional Record "Nominations Confirmed" 2 January 2019
  4. ^ "Ambassador Patricia Mahoney". U.S. Embassy in Benin. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  5. ^ "Patricia Mahoney (?–)". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  6. ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ^ The White House "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post" 5 September 2018 [1] accessed 2 March 2019

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