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Linda Thomas-Greenfield | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 31st United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office February 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Richard M. Mills Jr. Jeffrey Prescott |
| Preceded by | Kelly Craft |
| 18th United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| In office August 6, 2013 – March 10, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Robert P. Jackson[1] |
| Preceded by | Johnnie Carson |
| Succeeded by | Tibor P. Nagy |
| Director General of the Foreign Service Director of Human Resources | |
| In office April 2, 2012 – August 2, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Nancy Jo Powell |
| Succeeded by | Arnold A. Chacón |
| United States Ambassador to Liberia | |
| In office August 27, 2008 – February 29, 2012 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald E. Booth |
| Succeeded by | Deborah R. Malac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1952 Baker, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lafayette Greenfield[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MPA) |
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (born November 22, 1952)[3][4] is an American diplomat who serves as the United States ambassador to the United Nations under President Joe Biden. She served as the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs from 2013 to 2017. Thomas-Greenfield then worked in the private sector as a senior vice president at business strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington, D.C.[5]
President Biden nominated her to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and she was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 2021. She took office after presenting her credentials on February 25, 2021.
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