Kelly C. Degnan

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Kelly Colleen Degnan^[1] is a U.S. diplomat currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to the U.S. Mission to Italy and San Marino in Rome, Italy.

Education

Degnan graduated from the University of Southern California Law Center and practiced law in California for several years. She sailed the Pacific Ocean for five years, working as legal counsel in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau before joining the State Department. She holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.^[2]

Career

Following the departure of Ambassador John R. Phillips, Degnan became Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to the U.S. Mission to Italy and San Marino from January 18, 2017 until October 1, 2017 when Ambassador Lewis Eisenberg arrived. She was the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) prior to that point, starting in November 2015; and will continue to serve as DCM until the summer of 2019. Prior to the assignment in Rome, she served on the Secretary of State's staff as Deputy Executive Secretary from February 2014 to September 2015. Prior to returning to Washington, Degnan served as Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Pristina in Kosovo. She moved to Embassy Kosovo from the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, where she was the Political Advisor for three years.^[3][4]

In addition, Degnan has served overseas in eastern Afghanistan, Turkey, Botswana, and Pakistan since joining the United States Foreign Service in 1993. She also served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs during her previous tours in Washington.^[5]

Personal

Degnan speaks Italian, French, Turkish, Urdu, and her mother tongue, English.

References

External links

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