Lewis Lukens
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United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Acting |
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Assumed office January 18, 2017 |
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Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Matthew Barzun |
| Succeeded by | Woody Johnson (Nominee) |
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Deputy Chief of Mission US Embassy London |
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Assumed office 1 August 2016 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Ambassador | Matthew Barzun |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Dibble |
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United States Ambassador to Senegal United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau |
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In office October 19, 2011 – June 4, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Marcia Bernicat |
| Succeeded by | James Zumwalt |
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December 25, 1963 Paris, France |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Buxton (1992–2014) Andrea Topper (2015–present) |
| Education | Princeton University (BA, MPP) |
Lewis "Lew" Lukens is an American diplomat. He is currently the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the U.S. Embassy in London, serving in the role since 18 January 2017, while there is a vacancy in the officer of ambassador. Before this appointment he was deputy chief of mission at the embassy.
Lukens attended Princeton University, where he was awarded an AB degree in History. He received a master's degree from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
From 2008 to 2011 Lukens was Executive Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Executive Secretariat, directing management support and overseas travel for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Lukens testified under oath in a legal case related to the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
From 2011 to 2014 Lukens was U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
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