United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

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Ambassador-at-Large of the United States to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
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Nominator President of the United States
Inaugural holder Nancy Ely-Raphel
Formation2001
Website Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

The United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons is the head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in the United States Department of State. The ambassador-at-large advises the United States Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights directly and formulates U.S. policy on human trafficking. As the head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, this Ambassador also has the rank of Assistant Secretary. [1] [2]

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Nancy Ely-Raphel served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large (2001–2002). She was followed by John R. Miller (2002–2006), Mark P. Lagon (2007–2009), Luis CdeBaca (2009–2014), Susan P. Coppedge (2015–2018) and John Cotton Richmond (2018–2021).

List of ambassadors

#ImageNameAppointmentLeft officePresident served under
1 Nancy H. Ely-Raphel.jpeg Nancy Ely-Raphel 20012002 George W. Bush
2 Miller photo 150.jpg John R. Miller July 30, 2004 [3] December 15, 2006George W. Bush
3 Lagon at a Compassion in Action Roundtable on Human Trafficking at the White House in 2007.jpg Mark P. Lagon May 31, 2007 [4] January 20, 2009George W. Bush
4 Luis CdeBaca US State Dept photo.jpg Luis CdeBaca May 18, 2009November 10, 2014 Barack Obama
- Kari Johnstone (Acting)November 10, 2014October 19, 2015 Barack Obama
5 Susan Coppedge 2015.jpg Susan P. Coppedge October 19, 2015July 21, 2017Barack Obama
6 JCR State.jpg John Cotton Richmond [5] October 17, 2018 [6] January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
7 Cindy Dyer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large 2.jpg Cindy Dyer [7] January 4, 2023January 20, 2025 Joe Biden

References

  1. ↑ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". January 20, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Department Organization Chart". March 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "John Rippin Miller - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. ↑ "Mark P. Lagon - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  5. ↑ "John Cotton Richmond".
  6. ↑ "John C. Richmond - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  7. ↑ "Cindy Dyer".
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