Wanda Nesbitt

Wanda L. Nesbitt
United States Ambassador to Namibia
In office
November 24, 2010 – November 15, 2013[1]
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGail D. Mathieu
Succeeded byThomas F. Daughton
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast
In office
November 6, 2007 – August 10, 2010[1]
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byAubrey Hooks
Succeeded byPhillip Carter III
United States Ambassador to Madagascar
In office
January 28, 2002 – June 23, 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byShirley Elizabeth Barnes
Succeeded byJames D. McGee
Personal details
Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 68)
Philadelphia
SpouseJames Stejskal
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationForeign Service Officer

Wanda Letitia Nesbitt[2] (born December 7, 1956)[3] is a United States diplomat. A career Foreign Service officer, she has been appointed U.S Ambassador to several countries. From November 2013 to October 2017, she served as senior vice president of the National Defense University.[4]

Education

Nesbitt is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls.[5] She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in international relations and French. She also attended the National War College.[6]

Career

From January 2002 to August 2004, Nesbitt was the United States Ambassador to Madagascar, the United States Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 2007-2010 and she was appointed United States Ambassador to Namibia on September 24, 2010.[7]

She was succeeded as US Ambassador to Namibia by Thomas F. Daughton, who was sworn in on October 6, 2014.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wanda L. Nesbitt (1956–)". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "PN1019-1 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. November 18, 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Department of State — Archive: Nesbitt, Wanda". state.gov. 10 October 2007.
  4. ^ Serbu, Jared (July 28, 2014). "NDU president out following reports of unhealthy leadership climate". Federal News Radio. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Columnist, By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer (17 September 2012). "Daniel Rubin: Dynamo leads the cheers for Girls High grads". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "An Interview with Wanda Nesbitt, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia". The Politic. Yale University. August 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Ambassador Bio - Wanda Nesbitt". Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  8. ^ "Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton". usembassy.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Madagascar
2002–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Namibia
2010–2013 		Succeeded by

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