Pamela Tremont
Pamela Tremont | |
|---|---|
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| United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Elanie M. French Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Baylor University (BA, MA) Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (MA) |
Pamela Marie Tremont[1] is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe.
Early life and education
Tremont earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Baylor University and a master's degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School at the National Defense University.[2][3]
Career
Tremont is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden previously serving as its Chargé d'Affaires for 18 months. Previously, Tremont worked in the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine as well as the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. Other assignments include deputy director for NATO Policy in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, the Political/Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, and a Political Military Officer in the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom. Tremont also served as Political Military Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, as a Desk Officer for South Africa in the Bureau of African Affairs, and as a Watch Officer in the State Department's Operations Center.[2]
Ambassador to Zimbabwe
On June 22, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Tremont to be the next ambassador to Zimbabwe.[2] Her nomination was returned to President Biden on January 3, 2023 as no action was taken on it for the rest of the year.[4]
President Biden renominated Tremont the same day. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 1, 2023. The committee favorably reported her nomination on May 3, 2023. It is currently pending before the full Senate.[5]
Personal life
Tremont speaks French and Turkish.[2]
References
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protocol Department (2022). Stockholm Diplomatic List (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-31.
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ May, Marianne (10 October 2003). "Baylor Alumna Speaks On Life In The Foreign Service". Baylor University Media and Public Relations. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "PN2273 - Nomination of Pamela M. Tremont for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "PN55 — Pamela M. Tremont — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved 5 January 2023.