Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
United States Ambassador to Malta
In office May 2, 2012 – January 13, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Douglas Kmiec
Succeeded by	G. Kathleen Hill
Personal details
Born	Gina Kay Abercrombie 1957 (age 59–60) Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	George Washington University Johns Hopkins University

Gina Kay Abercrombie-Winstanley (born 1957) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Malta. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed on March 29, 2012. She was sworn in on April 18, 2012, and presented her credentials to George Abela, President of Malta, on May 2, 2012.

Abercrombie-Winstanley was born Gina Kay Abercrombie in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her father an attorney. She graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and participated in an international exchange program in Israel. She then attended George Washington University, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She also earned a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.

After completing her studies, Abercrombie-Winstanley joined the U.S. Peace Corps as a volunteer in Oman.

Abercrombie-Winstanley joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1985 and was posted to Baghdad, Iraq. She then went on to serve at The U.S. Embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia and Cairo, Egypt. She returned state-side to become Special Assistant for Middle Eastern and African Affairs to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger (1991-1993). After a year of intensive Arabic language training in Tunisia, Abercrombie-Winstanley then became a Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel (1994–97), focusing on Palestinian-Israeli relations. from 1997 to 1998 she was assigned to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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