Lynne Tracy was nominated as the new US Ambassador to Armenia
President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Lynne Tracy as the United States’ new ambassador to Armenia, the White House reported.
Tracy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, currently serving as Senior Advisor for Russia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
Previously, she has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and Principal Officer at the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Additionally, Tracy served as the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, where she was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Heroism. She is the recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
Tracy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron. She speaks Russian.
Source: Asbarez
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