Judith G. Garber
Judith G. Garber | |
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United States Ambassador to Cyprus | |
Assumed office March 18, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kathleen A. Doherty |
United States Ambassador to Latvia | |
In office August 14, 2009 – July 9, 2012 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Charles W. Larson Jr. |
Succeeded by | Mark Pekala |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Judith Gail "Judy" Garber (born 1961) is an American diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to Cyprus.[1] She previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Latvia and as the acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science at the Department of State.[2]
Career
Garber has been a career Foreign Service Officer since 1984.[2] She was the Ambassador to Latvia from 2009 to 2012, and prior to that served in a variety of foreign and domestic posts, including Economic Counselor in Madrid and Director of North Central Europe in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.[2] In August 2018, Garber was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to Cyprus.[3] Prior to becoming Ambassador to Cyprus, she served as acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science at the Department of State.[2]
Personal life
Garber obtained her bachelor's degree in International Economics from the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[4][5] She is married with two children.[4] Garber speaks Spanish, Hebrew, Czech and Latvian.
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassador Garber's Remarks at the Presentation of her Credentials to President Anastasiades". U.S. Embassy in Cyprus. March 18, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b c d "Garber, Judith G." U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "PN2389 — Judith Gail Garber — Department of State". U.S. Congress. August 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ a b "Ambassador to Latvia: Who Is Judith Garber?". AllGov. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science (OES): Who Is Judith Garber?". AllGov. March 3, 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
- Judith Gail Garber (1961–), Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- Ambassadors of the United States to Latvia
- Obama administration personnel
- United States Assistant Secretaries of State
- Ambassadors of the United States to Cyprus
- 21st-century American diplomats
- American women ambassadors
- 21st-century American women