Troy D. Fitrell

Troy D. Fitrell
Fitrell in 2022
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office January 19, 2022 – January 20, 2025[1]
President	Joe Biden Donald Trump
Preceded by	Steven Koutsis Chargé d'Affaires
Chargé d'Affaires of Mauritius and Chargé d'Affaires of Seychelles
In office February 2011 – November 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Mary Jo Wills
Succeeded by	Shari Villarosa
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	University of Maryland (BA) National War College (MS)

Troy Damian Fitrell is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Guinea.

Fitrell appointed Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on January 20, 2025

Early life and education

Fitrell earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Maryland and a Master of Science at the National War College.[2]

Career

Fitrell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. He has served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Ethiopia and Mauritius,[3] as deputy director of the department’s Office of Southern African Affairs, and as deputy director of the Office of International Security Cooperation in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He was senior advisor to the United States Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes, coordinating U.S. policy on the cross-border security, political, and economic issues in the Great Lakes region. Fitrell served as a Pearson Fellow on the staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and was a watch officer in the Department’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.[2]

Ambassador to Guinea

On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fitrell to be the next United States Ambassador to Guinea.[2][4] On August 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[7] He assumed office on January 19, 2022.[8]

Personal life

Fitrell speaks French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and Danish.[2]

See also

• Ambassadors of the United States

References

1. https://x.com/EmbassyConakry/status/1886803464849698943?t=CwN1DMe1ysGkcSYhn_cjvQ&s=19
2. "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine More Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Troy D. Fitrell - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
4. Nichols, Hans (June 15, 2021). "Biden names first political ambassadors, including Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
5. "PN733 - Nomination of Troy Damian Fitrell for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
6. "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
7. "PN733 - Nomination of Troy Damian Fitrell for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
8. "Ambassador Troy Damian Fitrell". U.S. Embassy in Guinea. January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Steven Koutsis Chargé d'Affaires	United States Ambassador to Guinea 2022–present	Incumbent