Michele J. Sison
Michele Sison | |
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| United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka | |
| In office September 14, 2012 – December 6, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Patricia Butenis |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Mann (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to the Maldives | |
| In office September 9, 2012 – December 6, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Patricia Butenis |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Mann (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Lebanon | |
| In office January 25, 2008 – August 9, 2010 Acting: January 25, 2008 – September 4, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Feltman |
| Succeeded by | Maura Connelly |
| United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
| In office February 7, 2005 – January 19, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Marcelle Wahba |
| Succeeded by | Martin Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1959 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College London School of Economics |
Michele Jean Sison (born May 27, 1959, in Arlington, Virginia) is the United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations and a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE). Ambassador Sison has two daughters in college.[1]
Sison's overseas assignments include service as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, i.e. at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan (1999–2002) and as consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India (1996–1999). She also served at the U.S. Missions in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (1993–1996); Douala, Cameroon (1991–1993); Cotonou, Benin (1988–1991); Lomé, Togo (1984–1988); and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1982–1984), as well as in Washington. Ambassador Sison is the recipient of numerous U.S. Department of State awards for exceptional service.
She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, on May 6, 2004, and sworn in by Secretary of State Powell on July 12, 2004. Prior to her appointment to the UAE, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, charged with providing broad policy oversight of U.S. relations with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.[2]
She also had a short stint as chargé d'affaires of Lebanon,[3] before officially becoming the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, in June 2008. Ambassador Sison's assignment in Lebanon ended in August 2010.
She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29, 2012 as US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives .[4]
Sources
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/658/000122292/
- ^ "Michele J. Sison: US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates". Asian Journal. 27 October 2009.
- ^ Chargé d'Affaires a.i. - U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html Ambassador Michele J. Sison, Embassy of the United States, Sri Lanka and Maldives
External links
- United States Department of State: Biography of Michele J. Sison
- United States Embassy in Abu Dhabi: Biography of the Ambassador
- U.S. Ambassador Michele J. Sison Meets With Ministers of Telecommunications, Finance, and Interior, January 5, 2010
- "American Chargé d'Affairs Michele J. Sison Presents Scholarship Funding to AUB", AUBulletin, May 2008, Vol. 9 No. 7
- Appearances on C-SPAN