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After entering the Foreign Service in 1981, she served overseas at U.S. embassies in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] (1982–84) and [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] (1984–87). She worked in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs from 1987 to 1989 where she was also a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks with the [[USSR]] in Geneva. |
After entering the Foreign Service in 1981, she served overseas at U.S. embassies in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] (1982–84) and [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] (1984–87). She worked in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs from 1987 to 1989 where she was also a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks with the [[USSR]] in Geneva. |
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From 1991 to 1994 she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate General in [[Shanghai]], where she was Acting Consul General from May to October 1994. From 1995 to 1997 she was deputy director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, the first woman to hold that position. Between 1997 and 1999 she was director of the Office of Regional and Security Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.She returned to Jakarta, Indonesia for a second tour as the Chief of the Political Section (1999-2001). She was Acting Director of the [[American Institute in Taiwan]], [[Taipei]] from 2001 to 2002, and Deputy Director until 2003. |
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President George W. Bush nominated her to be U.S. Ambassador to [[Mongolia]] (2003-2006), the first woman to hold that position.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/27988.htm US State Department]</ref> As Ambassador to Mongolia, Slutz hosted the first-ever visits to Mongolia by a sitting president and first lady, a secretary of defense, and a speaker of the House — and the second-ever visit by a secretary of state. She was also instrumental in channeling assistance to the first-ever shelter for abused women in [[Ulaanbaatar]].<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/shaps/asia/1970s.html University of Hawaii]</ref> |
President George W. Bush nominated her to be U.S. Ambassador to [[Mongolia]] (2003-2006), the first woman to hold that position.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/27988.htm US State Department]</ref> As Ambassador to Mongolia, Slutz hosted the first-ever visits to Mongolia by a sitting president and first lady, a secretary of defense, and a speaker of the House — and the second-ever visit by a secretary of state. She was also instrumental in channeling assistance to the first-ever shelter for abused women in [[Ulaanbaatar]].<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/shaps/asia/1970s.html University of Hawaii]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:48, 22 November 2013
Pamela J. H. Slutz | |
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| United States Ambassador to Burundi | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Patricia N. Moller |
| Succeeded by | Dawn M. Liberi |
| United States Ambassador to Mongolia | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John R. Dinger |
| Succeeded by | Mark C. Minton |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Pamela Jo Howell Slutz was a career member of the Senior United States Foreign Service who served as U.S. Ambassador to Burundi from November 2009 until February 2012 and as U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia from September 2003 to September 2006. She was the recipient of two U.S. Department of State Superior Honor Awards and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. Ambassador Slutz retired on April 30, 2013. In June 2013 she was named Chairman of the North American Mongolian Business Council (NAMBC).
Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois where her father, Robert F. Slutz, Jr. earned a Ph.D.in History, Pamela Slutz moved to Washington when her father joined the United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research in 1952. In 1955 her father joined the Foreign Service and was posted overseas. From the age of 6 to 15, Pamela Slutz lived in Palermo, Sicily (1956–58) and Bangkok, Thailand (1958-1964).
Pamela Slutz is an alumna of International School Bangkok (1958-1964), Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland (1964–66), and Hollins University (BA) (1970) where she participated in the Hollins Abroad Prograsm in Paris in 1968-69. [1] She also holds an MA in Asian Studies with specialization in Indonesian studies, (1972) from the University of Hawaii where she was an East-West Center.[2] She is the recipient of the Hollins University Distinguished Alumnae Award (2010)[3] and was one of fifty East-West Center alumni featured in the Center's Fiftieth Anniversary publication, "50 Years, 50 Stories." [4]
Ambassador Slutz is married to Ronald J. Deutch, a Foreign Service Officer who retired in 2002; they were a tandem Foreign Service couple for 24 years
Career
After entering the Foreign Service in 1981, she served overseas at U.S. embassies in Kinshasa, Zaire (1982–84) and Jakarta, Indonesia (1984–87). She worked in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs from 1987 to 1989 where she was also a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks with the USSR in Geneva.
From 1991 to 1994 she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, where she was Acting Consul General from May to October 1994. From 1995 to 1997 she was deputy director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, the first woman to hold that position. Between 1997 and 1999 she was director of the Office of Regional and Security Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.She returned to Jakarta, Indonesia for a second tour as the Chief of the Political Section (1999-2001). She was Acting Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei from 2001 to 2002, and Deputy Director until 2003.
President George W. Bush nominated her to be U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia (2003-2006), the first woman to hold that position.[5] As Ambassador to Mongolia, Slutz hosted the first-ever visits to Mongolia by a sitting president and first lady, a secretary of defense, and a speaker of the House — and the second-ever visit by a secretary of state. She was also instrumental in channeling assistance to the first-ever shelter for abused women in Ulaanbaatar.[6]
Ambassador Slutz then served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (2006-2009) before being nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Ambassador to Burundi (2009-2012).
References
- ^ Accomplishments Hollins University. Retrieved 20 January 2011
- ^ http://www.hawaii.edu/shaps/asia/1970s.html
- ^ Hollins Alumnae http://www.hollins.edu/alumnae/accomplishments/. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "East-West Center: 50 Years 50 Stories" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ US State Department
- ^ University of Hawaii