Troy D. Fitrell | |
|---|---|
| Fitrell in 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
| In office January 19, 2022 –January 20, 2025 [1] | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Simon Henshaw |
| Chargéd'Affaires of Mauritius and Chargéd'Affaires of Seychelles | |
| In office February 2011 –November 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Mary Jo Wills |
| Succeeded by | Shari Villarosa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Maryland (BA) National War College (MS) |
Troy Damian Fitrell is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Guinea.
Fitrell was the head of the State Department’s African bureau until 2025. [2]
Fitrell earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Maryland and a Master of Science at the National War College. [3]
Fitrell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service,class of Minister Counselor [4] . He has served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Ethiopia and Mauritius, [5] as deputy director of the department’s Office of Southern African Affairs,and as deputy director of the Office of International Security Cooperation in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He was senior advisor to the United States Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes,coordinating U.S. policy on the cross-border security,political,and economic issues in the Great Lakes region. Fitrell served as a Pearson Fellow on the staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and was a watch officer in the Department’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center. [3]
On June 15,2021,President Joe Biden nominated Fitrell to be the next United States Ambassador to Guinea. [3] [6] On August 5,2021,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [7] On October 19,2021,his nomination was reported favorably out of committee. [8] On December 18,2021,the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. [9] He assumed office on January 19,2022. [10] He retired from the State Department in 2025. [11]
Fitrell speaks French,Spanish,Portuguese,Swedish and Danish. [3]