Heide B. Fulton
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Heide B. Fulton | |
|---|---|
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| United States Ambassador to Uruguay | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Jennifer Savage Chargé d'Affaires |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston College (BA) Troy State University (MA) |
Heide Bronke Fulton is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the United States ambassador to Uruguay. She served as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim to Honduras from June 11, 2017 to July 12, 2019.[1]
Early life and education
Fulton was born in Buffalo, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Troy State University.[2]
Career
She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Her assignments in Washington, D.C. include serving as the director of the main press office, Pearson Fellow in the Office of Senator Robert Menendez, press advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and special assistant to the under secretary for political affairs. She also served as director of the Office of Mexican Affairs.[2] She has served as the deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs since August 10, 2020.[3]
In May 2019, the day after Fulton issued a statement urging Hondurans against acts of violence, demonstrators set a fire outside the entrance to the United States Embassy.[4]
Ambassador to Uruguay
On May 13, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Fulton to be the next United States ambassador to Uruguay.[2] On May 17, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 28, 2022. Her nomination is pending before the committee.[6]
References
- ^ "Heide B. Fulton". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). The White House. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Heide Fulton". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Haltiwanger, John (May 31, 2019). "Demonstrators set a fire outside of the entrance to the US embassy in Honduras during nationwide protests". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate". The White House. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "PN2134 - Nomination of Heide B. Fulton for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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