Elizabeth Moore Aubin is an American diplomat and State Department official who has served as U.S. ambassador to Algeria since February 9, 2022. She previously served as acting principal deputy assistant secretary and deputy assistant secretary for regional multilateral affairs from January 20, 2021 to June 7, 2021.[1] In June 2024, Aubin was nominated to serve as the United States ambassador to Cameroon.
Elizabeth Moore Aubin | |
|---|---|
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| United States Ambassador to Cameroon | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Christopher Lamora |
| United States Ambassador to Algeria | |
| Assumed office February 9, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John Desrocher |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Multilateral Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – June 7, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Barnard College (BA) |
Early life and education
editAubin is a native of Great Falls, Virginia. She attended Langley High School, graduating in 1983.[2] Aubin earned her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1987 and did graduate work at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University.[3][4]
Career
editAubin, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, served as the acting principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State from January 20 to June 7, 2021. Other senior leadership roles held by Aubin during her three decades of service are executive director of the Joint Executive Office of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, deputy chief of mission of the United States Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in 2017; from 2014 to 2016 she was the executive director of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Algiers, Algeria.[3] Additional roles in her career include when she also served as the management counselor for embassy in Tel Aviv; international resource management officer for USNATO in Brussels; management officer at the Consulate General in Toronto; and as a general services officer at the Consulate General in Hong Kong. Her two entry-level tours were at the United States embassy in Rome and at the Consulate General in Curaçao.[1]
United States ambassador to Algeria
editOn April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Aubin to be the next United States ambassador to Algeria.[3] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 9, 2021. The committee reported her favorably to the Senate floor on June 24, 2021. On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote.[5]
Aubin presented her credentials to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on February 9, 2022.[6]
Nomination as U.S. ambassador to Cameroon
editOn June 13, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Aubin to serve as the United States ambassador to Cameroon.[7] On June 18, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[9]
Personal life
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Elizabeth Moore Aubin". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Great Falls Native Is U.S. Ambassador to Algeria". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Barnard Alumnae Nominated to White House Roles". Barnard College. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "PN377 - Nomination of Elizabeth Moore Aubin for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ @USAmbtoAlgeria (February 9, 2022). "Presenting my credentials to President Tebboune allows me to fully carry out my duties as the U.S. Ambassador to Algeria. I pledge to do everything in my power to advance the relationship between Algeria and the United States. Thank you @TebbouneAmadjid" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 13, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 18, 2024.
- ^ "PN1836 — Elizabeth M. Aubin — Department of State". congress.gov. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.