Larry André Jr.

Larry Edward André Jr. (born 1961) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who has served as the United States Ambassador to Somalia since February 2022. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Djibouti from 2017 to 2021, and as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania from 2014 to 2017.

Larry André Jr.
United States Ambassador to Somalia
Assumed office
February 7, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDonald Y. Yamamoto
United States Ambassador to Djibouti
In office
November 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byThomas P. Kelly III
Succeeded byAndrea J. Tomaszewicz (acting)
United States Ambassador to Mauritania
In office
September 25, 2014 – November 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJo Ellen Powell
Succeeded byMichael Dodman
Personal details
Born
Larry Edward André Jr.

1962 (age 59–60)
EducationClaremont McKenna College
Thunderbird School of Global Management

Career

André has served as a diplomat since 1990. He is a two-time Deputy Chief of Mission with appointments to nine American missions abroad, mostly in Africa. He has also held senior policy positions at the United States Department of State.[1][2]

Ambassador to Somalia

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated André to be the next United States Ambassador to Somalia.[3] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on his nomination on June 9, 2021. The committee reported him favorably to the Senate floor on June 24, 2021. On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[4] On January 29, 2022, he presented a copy of his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdisaid Muse Ali.[5]

On February 7, 2022, he presented his credentials to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.[6]

Personal life

Andre speaks French.

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Bewig, Matt (November 23, 2013). "Ambassador to Mauritania: Who Is Larry André, Jr.?". AllGov. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "PN376 - Nomination of Larry Edward Andre Jr. for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. U.S. Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia [@US2SOMALIA] (January 30, 2022). "Yesterday Ambassador André presented a copy of his letter of credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdisaid Muse Ali" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-02-03 – via Twitter.
  6. U.S. Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia [@US2SOMALIA] (February 8, 2022). "Yesterday Ambassador André presented his credentials to H.E. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-02-11 – via Twitter.
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