Erin Elizabeth McKee

Erin Elizabeth McKee is an American diplomat. In September 2019 she was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[1]

Erin Elizabeth McKee
United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands
Assumed office
January 27, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCatherine Ebert-Gray
United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea
Assumed office
November 27, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCatherine Ebert-Gray
United States Ambassador to Vanuatu
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingCatherine Ebert-Gray
Personal details
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (B.A.)
University of Washington (M.A.)

Early life and education

McKee is from California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Davis, and an Master of Arts from University of Washington. She speaks Russian, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesian.[2]

Career

McKee early in her career worked for Morrison Knudsen, Inc.’s international mining division in the former Soviet Union. She then served as general manager and then executive director for Capital Investment Group's (CIG) Russia operations.[3]

McKee joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1995. McKee then served at USAID Missions in Kazakhstan, Iraq, Peru, Bolivia, Israel, and Russia. She later became Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator and Chief Human Capital Officer in the USAID Office of Human Capital and Talent Management, and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. Before becoming ambassador, McKee was Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia.

Personal

McKee is married and has a daughter.[3]

See also

References
  1. "PN796 - Nomination of Erin Elizabeth McKee for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts," The White House, May 16, 2019
  3. US AID, "Erin McKee" bio
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Catherine Ebert-Gray		 United States Ambassador to Vanuatu
2020–present		 Incumbent
United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea
2020–present
United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands
2020–present
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