Lynda Blanchard
Lynda Blanchard (born July 4, 1959) is an American businesswoman who has served as the United States Ambassador to Slovenia since 2019.[1][2]
Lynda Blanchard | |
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| United States Ambassador to Slovenia | |
| Assumed office August 29, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Brent R. Hartley |
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| Born | July 4, 1959 |
| Political party | Republican |
On July 18, 2019, Blanchard was confirmed for the ambassadorship by the U.S. Senate with a 55-41 vote.[3] She was nominated for the position by President Donald Trump in June 2018.[4]
Blanchard earlier began and operated the 100X Development Foundation, the purpose of which is to help the poor and children. She is married to John Blanchard, a businessman in real estate. Together they donated over $2.6 million to Republicans from 2015 to April 2019.[4]
References
- "Lynda Blanchard Endorsed as New US Ambassador". Total-slovenia-news.com. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- "Ambassador Lynda C. Blanchard". Si.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- "Lynda Blanchard, ambassador to Slovenia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. July 21, 2019. p. B 2. Retrieved November 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Siegel, Emily R.; Lehren, Andrew W.; Zadrozny, Brandy; De Luce, Dan; Swales, Vanessa. "Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations. But are they qualified?". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
External links
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| Preceded by Brent R. Hartley |
United States Ambassador to Slovenia 2019–present |
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Current United States Ambassadors to the member states of the European Union | ||
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