Roxanne Cabral

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Roxanne Cabral
Roxanne J. Cabral (2).jpg
United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
Assumed office
February 6, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byKaren B. Stewart
Personal details
EducationVanderbilt University
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Roxanne Cabral is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She is the United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Panama from 2017 to 2020.[1][2] After joining the State Department in 1997, she has served at Consulate General Guangzhou as Public Affairs Section Chief (2010-2013) along with other overseas assignments including Embassy in Tirana, Albania (2004-2006), Mexico City (2001-2003), Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine (1998-2000),[1] and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Domestic assignments including public diplomacy advisor in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (2006-2008, focusing on Balkans issues),[3] and Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2015-2017).[1]

During her confirmation hearings for the post in the Marshall Islands, she promised her support for Taiwan.[4] This was in light of the US Senate on passing “legislation asking the government to help Taiwan keep its remaining 15 diplomatic allies, while supporting its international presence.” (Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative Act of 2019, or TAIPEI Act 2019). During her testimony, “Cabral listed ways to support Taiwan and fight against Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, which the US sees as creating debt traps in the countries that join the initiative.”[5]

In 2018, she and fellow Ambassadors Robin Bernstein and Jean Elizabeth Manes were recalled to Washington, DC to “meet with U.S. Government leaders to discuss ways in which the United States can support strong, independent, democratic institutions and economies throughout Central America and the Caribbean."[6]

Education[]

Cabral has a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[1]

See also[]

  • List of current ambassadors of the United States

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cabral, Roxanne - Republic of the Marshall Islands - May 2019". United States State Department. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Chief of Mission Roxanne Cabral Prepares to Depart Panama". US Embassy in Panama. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Roxanne Cabral: Director of the Office Policy, Planning, and Resources". United States Department of State. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16.
  4. ^ "US envoy nominee promises support for Taiwan". Taiwan News. October 30, 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "US Senate passes bill on Taipei's allies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "US RECALLS TOP DIPLOMATS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, AND PANAMA OVER TAIWAN". WKTV. September 9, 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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Preceded by United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
2020–present 		Incumbent
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