Draft:Kelly Adams-Smith
Kelly Adams-Smith | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Moldova | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Kent D. Logsdon |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | American University (BA) Harvard University (AM) |
Kelly Adams-Smith is an American diplomat who is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Moldova.
Early life and education
[edit]A New Jersey native, Adams-Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts from American University and a Master of Arts from Harvard University.[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Adams-Smith was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Commerce.[2] In her career, Adams-Smith was the senior coordinator for National Security Affairs in the Office of the Vice President. Previously, she served as chargé d'affaires, ad interim. and deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. She has also served as economic counselor at the U.S. Embassy in London, as deputy executive secretary of the White House National Security Council, and as a faculty member at the National War College. Other overseas assignments include Sofia, Bulgaria; Tallinn, Estonia; and Moscow, Russia. Washington assignments include operations officer at the State Department's Operations Center.[1] Since July 1, 2021, she has served as the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Mission to the European Union.[3]
On March 14, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Adams-Smith to serve as the next United States ambassador to Moldova.[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On May 9, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Adams-Smith speaks Russian, Bulgarian, Estonian and Czech.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 14, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Adams-Smith, Kelly – Republic of Moldova – March 2024". United States Department of State. March 20, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission Kelly Adams-Smith". U.S. Mission to the European Union. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. March 14, 2024.
- ^ "PN1500 — Kelly Adams-Smith — Department of State". congress.gov. March 14, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". foreign.senate.gov. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.