Biden nominates Jennifer D. Gavito to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Libya – Libya Herald

On Monday, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jennifer D. Gavito to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Libya

The White House says Jennifer Gavito is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She most recently served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq, Iran, Press and Public Diplomacy. Prior to assuming that position, she served as the Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London and, before that, she was the U.S. Consul General in Munich, Germany.

Gavito, a specialist on the Middle East, served previously as Deputy Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Dubai; Director for Syria and Lebanon on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House; Deputy Director of the Maghreb Affairs Office in the State Departments Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Libya Desk Officer; and as head of the Economic/Commercial section at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.

Among her other assignments, Gavito was Chief of the Political Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem and the Foreign Affairs Policy Advisor to the U.S. Africa Commands Director for Plans and Policies (J5). Gavito earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from American University, Washington, D.C.

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