Sheila Gwaltney
Sheila Gwaltney | |
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United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan | |
Assumed office September 7, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Alan Meltzer |
Preceded by | Pamela L. Spratlen |
Personal details | |
Born | Woodland, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
University of California, Davis George Washington University |
Sheila S. Gwaltney[1] is a U.S. diplomat and as of November 2015 the current United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.[2][3]
Early life and education
Gwaltney is from Woodland, California.[4] Gwaltney earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of California, Davis, and a Master's degree at George Washington University. Gwaltney speaks Russian, Ukrainian, and Spanish.[5]
Career
Gwaltney joined the Department of State in 1984.[4] Her overseas assignments have included Panama, Pretoria, and St. Petersburg. At the Department of State in Washington, D.C., she has also served as Deputy Director for the Office of Russian Affairs, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Director of Country Affairs for Eurasia.[3] During her Foreign Service career, Gwaltney also spent one year at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University as a National Security Affairs Fellow.[3] She has also served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassies in Bishkek (1999–2001), Kiev (2004–2007), and Moscow (2011–2014).[2]
On August 28, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Gwaltney to be the U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.[4] She was confirmed by the Senate about a year later, on August 5, 2015.[3]
Gwaltney is the recipient of several Department of State Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.[3]
References
- ↑ "Gwaltney, Sheila S. - Kyrgyz Republic - October 2014". U.S. Department of State. October 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- 1 2 "Richard M. Mills, Jr.". U.S. Department of State. August 20, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan". Embassy of the United States, Bishkek. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyzstan: Who Is Sheila Gwaltney?". AllGov. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "US Ambassadors and Kyrgyzstan: A List of Failures". New Eastern Outlook. April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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Preceded by Pamela Spratlen |
United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan 2015–present |
Incumbent |