Tulinabo S. Mushingi

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United States Ambassador to Angola
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingNina Maria Fite
United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingRobert E. Whitehead
Chargé d'Affaires
United States Ambassador to Senegal
Assumed office
August 4, 2017[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJames P. Zumwalt
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
Assumed office
August 4, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJames P. Zumwalt
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
September 17, 2013 – November 7, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas Dougherty
Succeeded byAndrew Robert Young
Personal details
Born (1956-08-04) August 4, 1956 (age 65)
Congo-Kinshasa
Spouse(s)Rebecca Mushingi
Children1 daughter
Alma mater
Howard University
Georgetown University

Tulinabo Salama Mushingi (born August 4, 1956 in Democratic Republic of Congo)[2] is an American diplomat who currently serves a joint appointment as United States Ambassador to Senegal and United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2016. He also served in the executive offices of Secretaries of State John F. Kerry and Hillary Clinton.[3] In February 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Mushingi to serve concurrently as United States Ambassador to Senegal and United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. Mushingi had originally been nominated for the position by outgoing President Barack Obama in January 2017. When Trump took office, he withdrew Mushingi's nomination before renominating him for the same position.[4][5] He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on May 18, 2017. On April 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Mushingi to be the next United States Ambassador to Angola and United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Biography[]

Early career[]

Mushingi started his career with the US Peace Corps and served in Papua New Guinea, DR Congo, Niger, and the Central African Republic. He earned a master's degree from Howard University and a PhD. from Georgetown University. He was also a visiting lecturer at Dartmouth College for many years and taught at Howard University, before being hired as an instructor at the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI).[6]

Foreign Service career[]

After being accepted into the foreign service, Mushingi served a series of domestic and overseas assignments including Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Maputo, Mozambique; Lusaka, Zambia; Casablanca, Morocco; and tours in Washington D.C. in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the Bureau of International Organization Affairs and the Bureau of Human Resources.

From 2003 to 2006, he served as the management officer assigned to travel with Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, and from 2006 to 2009, Mushingi worked as management counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania.

In 2009, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of Mission, and served as chargé d'affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From 2011 to 2013, he served in the Executive Offices of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and later John F. Kerry.[7]

In early 2017, President Barack Obama nominated Mushingi to serve as United States Ambassador to Senegal and concurrently United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. The nomination was withdrawn by President Donald Trump, who subsequently renominated Mushingi to the same position.[4][5] He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on May 18, 2017. He presented his credentials to Senegalese President Macky Sall on August 4, 2017.[8]

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Mushingi to be the next United States Ambassador to Angola and United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe.[9] On April 19, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[10] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Decorations[]

  • Officer of the National Order of Burkina-Faso

See also[]

  • List of current ambassadors of the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "L'Ambassadeur Mushingi présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall". Africa Newsroom. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, nouvel Ambassadeur des USA au Burkina (in French)
  3. ^ "Tulinabo S. Mushingi Share". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "PN7 — Tulinabo Salama Mushingi — Department of State". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "PN84 — Civilian". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ U.S. Department of State(March 12, 2014). [1].
  7. ^ U.S. Department of State (March 12, 2014). [2].
  8. ^ "L'Ambassadeur Mushingi présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall | Ambassade des États-Unis au Sénégal". Ambassade des États-Unis au Sénégal (in French). 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 19, 2021

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Thomas Dougherty 		United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Andrew Robert Young
Preceded by
James P. Zumwalt 		United States Ambassador to Senegal
2017–present 		Incumbent
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
2017–present
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