Liliana Ayalde

Liliana Ayalde
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
October 31, 2013 – January 11, 2017
President Barack Obama
Deputy Andrew Bowen[1]
Preceded by Tom Shannon
Succeeded by P. Michael McKinley
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
In office
August 11, 2008 – August 5, 2011
President George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded by James Cason
Succeeded by James Thessin
Personal details
Born March 1956 (age 62)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse(s) Luis Jorge Narvaez
Alma mater American University
Tulane University

Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. Since January 2017 she has been serving as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.[2]

Career

Ambassador Liliana Ayalde

From 2008 to 2011, Liliana Ayalde was the U.S. Ambassador to Asuncion, Paraguay. She arrived in Paraguay June 2008. She had previously served with USAID.

On July 16, 2012, the Department of State announced her promotion to Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Western Hemisphere (WHA) Bureau, responsible for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs.

During her assignment as a Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ambassador Ayalde testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs.[3]

From a 2008 State Department bio:[4]

The U.S. Senate confirmed in June 2008 Liliana Ayalde’s nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay. Between 2005 and 2008 she served as Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia, overseeing a development assistance portfolio of over $200 million. Ms. Ayalde holds a bachelor's degree from American University and a master's degree in International Public Health from Tulane University.

On August 1, 2013 the U.S. Senate confirmed Liliana Ayalde's nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.[5] In June 2016, P. Michael McKinley was nominated to succeed Ayalde as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.[6] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2016 and formally replaced Ayalde on January 11, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Amb. Liliana Ayalde". U.S. Southern Command. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Testimony before U.S. Congress". USAID. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  4. ↑ U.S. Ambassador to Brazil: Term of Appointment: 2013-12-09 to present
  5. ↑ Liliana Ayalde - Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ McKinley, Peter Michael - Federative Republic of Brazil - June 2016
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
James Cason		 United States Ambassador to Paraguay
2008–2011		 Succeeded by
James Thessin
Preceded by
Tom Shannon		 United States Ambassador to Brazil
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
P. Michael McKinley


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