Sarah-Ann Lynch
Sarah-Ann Lynch is the United States Ambassador to Guyana. She was nominated by President Donald Trump on September 13, 2018 and presented her credentials on March 13, 2019 to President David Granger. Ambassador Lynch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, and was sworn in on January 11, 2019.[1][2]
Sarah-Ann Lynch | |
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| United States Ambassador to Guyana | |
| Assumed office March 13, 2019 | |
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| Preceded by | Perry L. Holloway |
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Early life and education
Lynch earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, an M.A.L.D. degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and an M.S. from the National War College. In addition to English, she speaks Arabic, French, and Spanish.[1]
Career
Lynch served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, where she taught English at the secondary level.[2] After joining the Foreign Service in 1993, Lynch held overseas assignments in Peru and Bangladesh. She served as director in USAID/LAC’s Office of Strategy and Program Planning and the Office of South American Affairs. From 2008 to 2009 she was director of the Office of Program and Project Development for USAID Afghanistan. Lynch then became the director of USAID’s Office of Iraq and Arabian Peninsula Affairs from 2011 to 2013. From 2013 to 2014 she was USAID Mission Director in Iraq. She then became senior deputy assistant administrator and acting assistant administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.[1]