Marie C. Damour

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Marie C. Damour
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United States Ambassador to Fiji
Assumed office
November 24, 2022

Marie C. Damour is an American diplomat who is the current Ambassador to Fiji, serving concurrently as the ambassador to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. She previously served as Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1]

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Early life and education

Damour earned her B.A. from the College of William and Mary. [2]

Career

Damour is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Her positions within the Department of State include the Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; Director of the Office of Policy Coordination and Public Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, as well as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. [2] She also served as Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil; the Chief of Non-Immigrant Visa Services, and then Chief of Visa Services at the U.S. Embassy in London, England; the Consular Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ambassador to Fiji

On May 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Damour to be the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu. [2] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination on July 19, 2022. On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the full United States Senate via voice vote. [3] Damour presented her credentials to President of Fiji Ratu Wiliame Katonivere on November 24, 2022, [4] President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on November 30, 2022, [5] King of Tonga Tupou VI on December 6, 2022, [6] President of Nauru Russ Kun on February 8, 2023, [7] and Governor-General of Tuvalu Tofiga Vaevalu Falani on February 15, 2023. [8]

Personal life

Damour speaks French, Vietnamese, and Portuguese. [2]

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References

  1. "Consul General Marie C. Damour". U.S Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. May 25, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. "PN2203 — Marie C. Damour — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. "U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials". United States Department of State. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. U.S. Embassy Suva [@USEmbassySuva] (November 30, 2022). "Ambassador Marie Damour is in Kiribati this week to present her credentials to His Excellency President Taneti Maamau" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2022 via Twitter.
  6. "U.S. Ambassador to Tonga Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials". United States Department of State. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. Damour, Marie C. [@USAmbSuva] (February 8, 2023). "Today, I presented my credentials to His Excellency President Russ Joseph Kun" (Tweet). Retrieved February 14, 2023 via Twitter.
  8. Damour, Marie C. [@USAmbSuva] (February 15, 2023). "Pleased to meet Governor-General Rev Tofiga Vaevalu Falani to present my credentials as U.S. Ambassador to Tuvalu" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2023 via Twitter.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Fiji
2022–present
Incumbent
United States Ambassador to Kiribati
2022–present
United States Ambassador to Tonga
2022–present
United States Ambassador to Nauru
2023–present
United States Ambassador to Tuvalu
2023–present