Helen La Lime

Helen Meagher La Lime (born 1951) is a diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Angola, and United Nations Special Representative in Haiti.[1]

Helen La Lime
United States Ambassador in Angola
In office
May 15, 2014 – November 24, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byChristopher McMullen
Succeeded byNina Maria Fite
Personal details
Born1951 (age 68–69)
Spouse(s)Robert La Lime
Alma materGeorgetown University
National Defense University

Early life and education

Born Helen R. Meagher, she is one of three daughters of Ray Meagher, a Texaco employee, and his wife Teresa. She lived in Angola during part of her childhood because of her father's work assignment there with Texaco. She was an undergraduate at Georgetown University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in 1973. She was awarded a master of science degree from the National Defense University in 1996.

Career
La Lime during her time as Ambassador to Mozambique

La Lime began her career teaching English in Europe. During that time she lived in France, Portugal and the Netherlands. She began her foreign service career when she joined the U.S. State Department in 1980, and has held a variety of policy and leadership roles in the U.S., Europe and Africa. Her first assignments brought her to European locations, including Germany, Poland and Switzerland.

From 1993 to 1995 La Lime worked at the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, the U.S. government's main outreach arm to the United Nations and many other international organizations.

Her next assignments were mainly in Africa. She worked at the embassy in Chad from 1996 to 1999. Her next two assignments were at the Office of Central African Affairs, first as deputy director and then as director. After she served in Morocco for two years, President George W. Bush nominated her to be ambassador to Mozambique,[2] where she served from April 2003 to December 2006. She then served in two diplomatic roles in South Africa from 2006 to 2011.

Just prior to being nominated for the role of U.S. ambassador to Angola, La Lime was in Germany with the U.S. Africa Command, having earned the rank of Minister Counselor. In that role she was focused on American cooperation with African countries from a military standpoint.

On September 10, 2013, President Obama nominated her to be the United States Ambassador to Angola.[3] On May 15, 2014, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4]

She was for a time a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group.[5]

In August 2018, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named her Special Representative in Haiti and head of the United Nations Justice Mission in Haiti (MINUJUSTH, the successor to the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission. When MINUJUSTH's mandate ended on October 15, 2019, she then became head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). [6]

Personal life

In addition to English, she speaks French, German, Portuguese, Polish and Spanish.[7] She has a son and daughter.

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See also

References
  1. Ambassador to Angola: Who Is Helen La Lime? AllGov, January 5, 2014
  2. Appointments - George W. Bush American Foreign Service Association, accessed March 5, 2016
  3. President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts The White House, September 10, 2013
  4. PN1135 — Helen Meagher La Lime — Department of State United States Congress, May 15, 2014.
  6. [https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/helen-meagher-la-lime
  7. U.S. Ambassador to Angola U.S. Department of State, May 19, 2014
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