Patrick Connell
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Patrick Connell | |
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Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States Embassy to the Holy See | |
Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Pope | Francis |
Preceded by | Callista Gingrich (Ambassador) |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Connell Westford, Massachusetts, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
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Patrick Connell is an American diplomat who became Chargé d’Affaires ad interim under the Biden administration at the Embassy of the United States to the Holy See on January 20, 2021, succeeding former ambassador Callista Gingrich.[1] Connell is currently a career member of the United States Foreign Service and had previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy from July 2020 until his promotion.
Early life[]
Patrick Connell was born in Westford, Massachusetts. He had received a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and English from Villanova University and a Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law.
Awards[]
Connell is the recipient of several State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor awards and in 2015 had been awarded the Sinclaire Language Award for Greek and Turkish.
References[]
- ^ "Pope Francis offers a roadmap for overcoming the pandemic—and the 7 other crises it exposed". America Magazine. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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- United States Foreign Service personnel
- Biden administration personnel
- Living people
- People from Westford, Massachusetts
- Villanova University School of Law alumni
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See