Karen L. Williams

Karen L. Williams
United States Ambassador to Suriname
In office
November 20, 2018 – November 3, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byEdwin R. Nolan
Succeeded byRobert J. Faucher
Personal details
BornSpringfield, Missouri
Alma materDrury College (B.A.)
National War College (M.S.)

Karen Lynn Williams is an American diplomat and she was United States Ambassador to Suriname.[1]

Education

Williams received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College and a Master of Science from the National War College.[1]

Williams meets with Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families of U.S. Embassy Suriname in Paramaribo, Suriname on September 17, 2020.

Career

Ms. Williams is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She has been working for the State Department since 1991.[2] She has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Guyana, Senior Advisor at the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and has worked in U.S. embassies in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Paraguay.[3]

United States Ambassador to Suriname

On June 28, 2018, President Trump nominated Williams to be the next United States Ambassador to Suriname.[2] On October 11, 2018, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4] She presented her credentials to the President of Suriname on November 20, 2018.[1]

Personal life

Williams speaks Spanish, Russian, and Bosnian.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ambassador Karen Lynn Williams". State Department. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "Karen Lynn Williams". State Department. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "PN2239 — Karen Lynn Williams — Department of State". United States Congress. October 11, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Suriname
2018–present 		Incumbent


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