Lesslie Viguerie
Lesslie Clay Viguerie[1] is an American diplomat who is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
Lesslie Viguerie | |
|---|---|
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| United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBA | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Donald Lu |
| Personal details | |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
Education
Viguerie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and affairs from George Washington University in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America.[2]
Career
A career member of the United States Foreign Service, Viguerie has served in embassies in New Delhi, Kabul, Tashkent, Moscow, and Porto Alegre. He has also served in the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, as well as the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.[3][4]
Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Viguerie to serve as the United States ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.[5] His nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6]
Personal life
Viguerie speaks Russian, Hindi, and Portuguese.
References
- "PN1301 — Foreign Service — 102nd Congress (1991-1992)". U.S. Congress. 1992-08-07. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- "Lesslie C. Viguerie". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- "Experts Urge US to Update Its Central Asia Strategy". VOA. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- "PN1817 — Lesslie Viguerie — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 30 March 2022.