Draft:Melanie Anne Zimmerman
Melanie Anne Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Troy D. Fitrell |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Maryland (BA) European Institute for International Law and International Relations (MA) University of St Andrews (PhD) |
Melanie Anne Zimmerman is an American diplomat who is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Guinea.
Education
[edit]Zimmerman holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, a Master of Arts from the European Institute for International Law and International Relations in Nice, France, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland.[1]
Career
[edit]Zimmerman has served as the minister counselor for multilateral, economic and political affairs at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Her previous domestic assignments include deputy political counselor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York and special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. She also was detailed to the U.S. Department of Defense as a foreign policy advisor to United States Africa Command in Germany. Overseas she served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim and deputy chief of mission in Mauritius and Seychelles, consul general in Quebec, Canada,[2] and at U.S. embassies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Lomé, Togo; and Yaoundé, Cameroon.[1]
Nomination as U.S. ambassador to Guinea
[edit]On July 11, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Zimmerman to serve as the next United States ambassador to Guinea.[3] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Awards and recognition
[edit]Zimmerman is the recipient of the U.S. Department of State's Political Advisor of the Year award, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award. She was twice knighted with the Legion of Honor (Togo and Burkina Faso) for her work on bilateral political-military affairs.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Zimmerman speaks French and Spanish.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Nominees" (Press release). The White House. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Consul General Mélanie Zimmerman attends Northern Lights Ottawa". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2024.
