Jeanne Maloney
Jeanne Marie Maloney is an American diplomat and State Department official who is a nominee to be United States Ambassador to Eswatini.
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Nationality | American |
Education | College of William and Mary (B.A.) University of Tulsa (M.B.A.) |
Early life and education
Maloney earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William and Mary and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Tulsa.[1]
Career
Maloney is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She has served in various leadership positions at the State Department over the course of her career, including as Career Development Officer in the Bureau of Human Resources, Director of the Office of Terrorist Screening and Interdiction in the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, and Deputy Political-Military Counselor at the United States Embassy in Baghdad. Maloney was also the Director of the Office of Fraud Prevention Programs in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Previously, she was the Director of the Office of Security Affairs in the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. She currently serves as the Foreign Policy Advisor to United States Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.[1]
Ambassadorship nomination
On May 1, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Maloney to be the next United States Ambassador to Eswatini. On May 19, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[2] Her nomination is currently pending before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
References
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, May 1, 2020
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Seven Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 19, 2020