Michele T. Bond
| Michele Thoren Bond | |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs | |
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In office August 10, 2015 – January 27, 2017 Acting: April 2014 – August 2015 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Janice L. Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | David T. Donahue (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Lesotho | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Nolan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) |
| Spouse(s) | Clifford G. Bond |
| Alma mater |
Wellesley College Georgetown University National War College |
Michele Thoren Bond (born 1952) is a retired U.S. diplomat and former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
Ambassador Bond grew up in Washington, D.C. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College, and master's degrees from Georgetown University and the National War College.
Ambassador Bond joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1977. As a Foreign Service Officer, she has served in Guatemala City, Belgrade, Prague, Moscow, and Amsterdam. She also served as U.S. ambassador to Lesotho from 2010 to 2012 under the Obama administration. In April 2014, she became Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. In September 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Ambassador Bond to become Assistant Secretary, and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in August 2015.
Ambassador Bond is married to Clifford G. Bond, a retired Foreign Service Officer and former U.S. ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina. They have four children.
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