Judith R. Fergin | |
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United States Ambassador to East Timor | |
In office September 9, 2010 – September 20, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Hans G. Klemm |
Succeeded by | Karen Clark Stanton |
Personal details | |
Born | Judith Ryan Fergin 1951 (age 72–73) |
Alma mater | Smith College (B.A.) University of Virginia (M.A.) |
Judith Ryan Fergin (born 1951) was the United States ambassador to East Timor.[1] Her term of appointment began on September 9, 2010, succeeding Hans G. Klemm, and ended in 2013.
Fergin received a B.A. degree from Smith College and M.A. degrees from the University of Virginia and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the National Defense University.
She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She was previously Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy Singapore and Consul General in Sydney, Australia. She has also served as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra and the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, as well as in overseas posts in Russia, Liberia, South Africa, and Germany.[2]
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Honours
[edit]Foreign Honours
[edit]East Timor
Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste, Timor Leste (May 16, 2012)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ambassador to Timor-Leste: Who Is Judith Fergin?". allgov.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Biography, Judith Fergin". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Präsident Osttimors: Accredited ambassadors in Dili receive Order of Timor-Leste medals, 16 May 2012, retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Judith Fergin (1951–), Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State