Wanda L. Nesbitt | |
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United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
In office November 24, 2010 –November 15, 2013 [1] | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Gail D. Mathieu |
Succeeded by | Thomas F. Daughton |
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast | |
In office November 6,2007 –August 10,2010 [1] | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Aubrey Hooks |
Succeeded by | Phillip Carter III |
United States Ambassador to Madagascar | |
In office January 28,2002 –June 23,2004 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Shirley Elizabeth Barnes |
Succeeded by | James D. McGee |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia | December 7,1956
Spouse(s) | James Stejskal |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Foreign Service Officer |
Wanda Letitia Nesbitt [2] (born December 7,1956) [3] is a United States diplomat. A career Foreign Service officer,she has been appointed U.S Ambassador to several countries. From November 2013 to October 2017,she served as senior vice president of the National Defense University. [4]
Nesbitt is from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls. [5] She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in international relations and French. She also attended the National War College. [6]
From January 2002 to August 2004,Nesbitt was the United States Ambassador to Madagascar,the United States Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 2007-2010 and she was appointed United States Ambassador to Namibia on September 24,2010. [7]
She was succeeded as US Ambassador to Namibia by Thomas F. Daughton,who was sworn in on October 6,2014. [8]
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