Cynthia Kierscht
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Carleton College (B.A.) John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P.) |
Cynthia Kierscht is an official at the United States Department of State who has been nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Mauritania.
Education
Kierscht is a 1983 graduate of Fargo North High School.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College and her Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.[2]
Career
Kierscht is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. She served as the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Canadian Affairs for the State Department. She currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Canada, Haiti and the Caribbean in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.[3] She has served in different capacities at United States Embassies; From 2013–2016, while in Bogotá, Colombia she served as the Cultural Affairs Officer and as the Deputy Management Counselor from 2011–2013. Other assignments include Rabat, Morocco, and Cairo, Egypt, as well as serving in the United States Consulate in Marseille, France, and at the United States Interests Section in Tripoli, Libya. Among her other assignments at the State Department, Kierscht worked in the Executive Secretariat and the Operations Center, in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and in the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism.[2]
Ambassadorial nomination
On June 15, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Kiersch to be the next United States Ambassador to Mauritania. On June 18, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Personal life
Kierscht speaks Arabic, French, and Spanish.[2]
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame / 2008 Inductees". Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, June 15, 2020
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Cynthia Kierscht". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
