Melanie Harris Higgins
Melanie Harris Higgins is an American official at the United States Department of State who is a nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Burundi.
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Nationality | American |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (B.A.) Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (M.A.) |
Education
Higgins earned a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and an Master of Arts from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.[1]
Career
Higgins is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. During her two decades of service, Higgins served as the Acting Director and Acting Public Affairs Advisor for the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. She also held a number of other positions at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Jakarta, Indonesia, Canberra, Australia, and Yaounde, Cameroon. She has served as the Principal Officer of the United States Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand and was the Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. She currently serves as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs at the State Department.[1]
Ambassadorship nomination
On May 1, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Higgins to be the next United States Ambassador to Burundi. 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.
Awards
In 2010, she received the Sinclaire Language Award from the American Foreign Service Association.[1][3]
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
- "Past Sinclaire Award Winners". www.afsa.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.