Michele J. Sison

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Michele Sison
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Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Assumed office
December 21, 2021

On November 2, 2017, she was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Ambassador to Haiti, having been nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump. [8] Among the major issues facing her in her role were navigating a response by the United Nations to victims of a cholera epidemic the organization started in October 2010. She was also confronted with the U.S. government's decision on whether or not to extend Temporary Protected Status to Haitian immigrants who were in the U.S. at the time of the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince in January 2010.

In 2018, Sison was promoted to the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest personal rank in the Senior Foreign Service, given for exceptionally distinguished service over a prolonged period of time. [9]

Sison left the post on October 9, 2021, and was succeeded by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Kenneth H. Merten. [10]

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

On April 15, 2021, Sison was nominated by President Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Sison's nomination was reported favorably on June 24, 2021, by the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. She was confirmed to the position by the Senate on December 18, 2021, by voice vote, [11] and she was sworn in on December 21, 2021. [12]

Personal life

Sison speaks fluent French and basic Haitian Creole and Arabic. She has two daughters. [13] Her father is originally from the Philippines. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ AllGov. "Ambassador to Haiti: Who Is Michele Sison?" . Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Department of State. "U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Michele J. Sison" . Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Michele J. Sison: US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates". Asian Journal. October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission - Beirut, Lebanon - Embassy of the United States". United States Department of State, Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Sri Lanka and the Maldives". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2010. Ambassador Michele J. Sison, Embassy of the United States, Sri Lanka and Maldives
  6. ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. July 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ Domani Spero (November 20, 2014). "Senate Confirmations 11/19: Cormack, Mustard, Miller, Cefkin, Yamate, Sison". Diplopundit.
  8. ↑ United States Senate (November 2, 2017). "PN834 — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State" . Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Pompeo, Michael (September 13, 2018). "Secretary Pompeo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 13, 2018. Today marks a proud moment for the @StateDept . Four of our finest diplomats have been conferred by @POTUS as Career Ambassadors—the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service. Congratulations, Philip Goldberg, David Hale, Michele Sison & Dan Smith on this high honor. Much deserved!
  10. ↑ Zo-Info Plus [@ZoomInfoPlusHT] (October 11, 2021). "La mission diplomatique de Michèle J. Sison qui a débutée en février 2018 en Haïti a pris fin ce 9 oct" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "PN384 — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Michele J. Sison". United States Department of State. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Michele J. Sison". www.nndb.com.
  14. ↑ "AllGov - Officials". www.allgov.com.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
2005–2008		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Lebanon
2008–2010		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka
2012–2014		Succeeded by
United States Ambassador to the Maldives
2012–2014
Preceded by United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations
2014–2018		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Acting
2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Haiti
2018–2021		Succeeded by
Kenneth H. Merten
Chargé d’Affaires
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