Marcie Berman Ries
| Marcie Ries | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
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In office October 1, 2012 – August 5, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Warlick |
| Succeeded by | Eric S. Rubin |
| United States Ambassador to Albania | |
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In office October 30, 2004 – June 16, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | John Withers |
| Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina | |
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In office July 2003 – July 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Reno Harnish |
| Succeeded by | Philip Goldberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 25, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Ries |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College Johns Hopkins University |
Marcie Berman Ries (born August 25, 1950) is a senior American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Bulgaria.
A specialist in national security issues and arms control, Ries worked as the Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs from 2001 to 2003, and then served as the Chief of Mission in Pristina, Kosovo from 2003 to 2004.
In 2005, she was appointed as American ambassador to Albania, and held that position until 2007. She left Albania in 2007 to become the Minister-Counselor for Political-Military Affairs in Iraq.
Upon returning to Washington, D.C., she became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and then went on to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Strategic Policy.
Ries obtained her Bachelor's from Oberlin College, and her Master's degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She is married to Charles P. Ries, a former U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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