Kevin K. Sullivan | |
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United States Ambassador to Nicaragua | |
In office November 14, 2018 –May 19, 2023 [1] | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Laura Farnsworth Dogu |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Cleveland,Ohio,U.S. |
Spouse | Mariangeles Quinto |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Georgetown University (BA) Princeton University (MA) |
Kevin K. Sullivan (born 1964) [2] is an American diplomat and he was the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua. [3] [4]
Sullivan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts from Princeton University. [5]
Sullivan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been working for the State Department for over thirty years. [6] He has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Malawi, [7] Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargéd’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, [3] Interim Permanent Representative for the US Mission to the Organization of American States and has worked in U.S. embassies in Chile,Gambia and Ethiopia. [8]
On July 11,2018,President Donald Trump nominated Sullivan to be the next United States Ambassador to Nicaragua. [7] On October 11,2018,the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. [9] He presented his credentials to the President of Nicaragua on November 14,2018.
Sullivan is married to Mariangeles Quinto and has a daughter and a son. [3] He speaks fluent Spanish and basic French. [8]
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