The president of the United States, Joe Biden, nominated this Tuesday his new ambassador in Colombia. Is about Jean Elizabeth Manesthe official must be confirmed by the North American Senate.
“Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in their administration”, reads a White House statement in which he nominates seven other candidates for different diplomatic posts.
Manes currently works as a senior foreign policy adviser to the United States Southern Command, She has been there since 2019. If her arrival in Colombia is confirmed, this would be the second embassy that the American official would assume: she was already in El Salvador between 2016 and 2019.
In the resume of the designated official also rests a stint at the US State Department as Deputy Coordinator of the Office of International Information Programs and as Director of Resources for the Undersecretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
She has experience as a diplomat for the American government in Afghanistan, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Syria. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently. She has a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Policy and a Master of Public Administration from American University in Washington, DC.
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“We are very pleased with the White House announcement of the appointment of Jean Elizabeth Manes as the next United States Ambassador to Colombia. Once her appointment is confirmed by the US Senate, We look forward to welcoming you to Colombia.” said the US embassy in Colombia.
The appointment of Manes would be replacement in office Francisco Palmieriwho has been acting ambassador of the United States in Colombia since June 1, 2022 after the departure of Philip Goldberg.