Sharon L. Cromer
Sharon L. Cromer is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Gambia since March 2022.
Sharon L. Cromer | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Gambia | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Richard Carlton Paschall III |
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| Born | Sharon Lee Cromer Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Barnard College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Early life and education
Cromer was born in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Career
Cromer was a contracting officer in Senegal, Pakistan, and the Ivory Coast. Cromer served as USAID mission director at the U.S. embassy in Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Cromer has also held several position in Africa.[2]
Ambassador to The Gambia
On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Cromer to be the next United States Ambassador to The Gambia.[3] On September 29, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[4] On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[5] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[6]
Cromer was sworn into office on January 22, 2022,[7] and she presented her credentials to President of the Gambia Adama Barrow on March 18, 2022.[8]
Reference
- "Joe Biden's New Ambassador Pick for The Gambia is Sharon L. Cromer". The Chronicle Gambia. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- "Sharon Cromer | Biography | U.S. Agency for International Development". www.usaid.gov. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- "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. June 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "PN732 - Nomination of Sharon L. Cromer for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "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.
- "PN732 - Nomination of Sharon L. Cromer for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- "Ambassador Sharon L. Cromer". U.S. Embassy in The Gambia. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- U.S. Embassy Banjul [@USEmbassyBanjul] (March 18, 2022). (Tweet) https://twitter.com/USEmbassyBanjul/status/1504940064111046663. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Twitter.
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