Julie D. Fisher

Julie D. Fisher is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Belarus since 2020. Following confirmation by the Senate, Julie Fisher was sworn in as the first U.S. Ambassador to Belarus since 2008 on December 23, 2020. She previously served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.

Julie D. Fisher
United States Ambassador to Belarus
In office
December 23, 2020 – present
Nominated byDonald Trump
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJenifer H. Moore (Acting)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
In office
September 1, 2018 – December 23, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A.)
Princeton University (M.P.P.)

Early life and education

Fisher earned her Bachelor of Arts in Russian and East European Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Public Policy from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.[1][2]

Career

A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Fisher previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Europe and the EU in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.  Before that, she was the Deputy Permanent Representative of the U.S. Mission to NATO leading preparations for the 2018 Brussels Summit and the move to the new NATO HQ.  She was the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources supporting reform efforts involving knowledge management, human resources and security at U.S. facilities abroad.  Prior to that, Ambassador Fisher served as the Director of the State Department’s Operations Center, the 24/7 team that facilitates communications for the Secretary of State, Department principals and colleagues around the globe; the Operations Center also hosts the Department’s task forces and crisis response teams.

From 2011-2013, in support of the NATO Secretary-General, Ambassador Fisher was detailed to NATO’s international staff as Deputy Director of the Private Office. She has served in assignments at U.S. embassies in Tbilisi, Georgia; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Moscow, Russia, as well as tours at the National Security Council, the bureaus for European Affairs and Near Eastern Affairs, and as a member of the Secretary of State’s Executive Secretariat Staff.

Ambassador to Belarus

On April 20, 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Fisher to be the United States Ambassador to Belarus. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on August 5, 2020. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on September 22, 2020. Fisher was confirmed by the entire Senate on December 15, 2020, via voice vote.[3]

Personal life

Fisher speaks Russian, French, and Georgian.[1]

See also

References[4][5]
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved Apr 21, 2021.
  2. "Julie Fisher". United States Department of State. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. "PN1733 — Julie D. Fisher — Department of State 116th Congress (2019-2020)". US Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. "Our Relationship". U.S. Embassy in Belarus. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  5. "U.S. Ambassador Julie D. Fisher". U.S. Embassy in Belarus. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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