Michele Sison
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| United States Ambassador to Haiti | |
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Assumed office February 21, 2018 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Peter Mulrean |
| United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations | |
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In office December 7, 2014 – February 21, 2018 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Rosemary DiCarlo |
| Succeeded by | Kelley Eckels Currie (Acting) |
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations Acting |
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In office January 20, 2017 – January 27, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Samantha Power |
| Succeeded by | Nikki Haley |
| United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka | |
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In office September 14, 2012 – December 6, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Patricia A. Butenis |
| Succeeded by | Atul Keshap |
| United States Ambassador to the Maldives | |
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In office September 9, 2012 – December 6, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Patricia A. Butenis |
| Succeeded by | Atul Keshap |
| United States Ambassador to Lebanon | |
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In office January 25, 2008 – August 9, 2010 Acting: January 25, 2008 – September 4, 2008 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey D. Feltman |
| Succeeded by | Maura Connelly |
| United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
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In office February 7, 2005 – January 19, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Marcelle Wahba |
| Succeeded by | Martin R. Quinn |
| Personal details | |
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Michele Jeanne Sison May 27, 1959 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
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Wellesley College (BA) London School of Economics |
Michele Jeanne Sison (born May 27, 1959 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service currently serving as the United States Ambassador to Haiti. She has previously served in various other diplomatic posts around the world on behalf of the United States.
Sison earned her B.A. in political science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics. She has two daughters.
Sison's overseas assignments have included service as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan (1999–2002) and as consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India (1996–1999). She also served at the U.S. Missions in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (1993–1996); Douala, Cameroon (1991–1993); Cotonou, Benin (1988–1991); Lomé, Togo (1984–1988); and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1982–1984), as well as in Washington. Ambassador Sison is the recipient of numerous U.S. Department of State awards for exceptional service.
She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on May 6, 2004, and sworn in by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on July 12, 2004. Prior to her appointment to the UAE, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, charged with providing broad policy oversight of U.S. relations with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
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