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Laura Stone | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBA | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Roxanne Cabral |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laura Stone |
| Spouse | Mark Baxter Lambert |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Oxford University (MPhil) |
Laura Stone is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the US Ambassador to the Marshall Islands. [1]
Stone obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and her M.Phil. from Oxford University. [1]
Stone is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service,with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Currently,she serves as the Deputy Coordinator of the Secretary of State’s Office of COVID Response and Health Security. Previously,she was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for India,Nepal,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,Bhutan,and Maldives. She also served in the office of the Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth,as well as serving as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for China,Taiwan,Hong Kong,and Mongolia. Stone has served in places like Beijing,Bangkok,Tokyo,and Hanoi. Other assignments in the State Department include roles in the Bureau of Public Affairs,Bureau of Intelligence and Research,and Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs. Stone has also worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. [1]
On July 11,2023,President Joe Biden nominated Stone to be the U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands. [1] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [2]
Stone has received several State Department awards,such as the Cordell Hull Award. [1]
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