Friday, July 2, 2010

Officially In: Maura Connelly to Beirut

Vista de la ciudad de Beirut, LĂ­bano.Image via Wikipedia
On June 3, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Maura Connelly to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon. The WH released the following brief bio:

Maura Connelly is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She is currently a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to that she was the Charge d’ Affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria. Ms. Connelly previously served as the Political Minister-Counselor for the U.S. Embassy in London, U.K. and was the Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. She was also the Deputy Counselor for Political Affairs for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. Other overseas posts include Jordan, Algeria and South Africa.

Connelly received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Masters in National Security Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.



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http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/



1 comment:

Digger said...

I served with her in Jerusalem, and I wish I were going to Beirut to serve with her again. She is great and the people serving in Beirut should be thrilled!