Ambassador-at-Large of the United States to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons | |
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Nominator | President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Nancy Ely-Raphel |
Formation | 2001 |
Website | Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons |
The United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons is the head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in the United States Department of State. The ambassador-at-large advises the United States Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights directly and formulates U.S. policy on human trafficking. As the head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, this Ambassador also has the rank of Assistant Secretary.
Nancy Ely-Raphel served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large (2001–2002). She was followed by John R. Miller (2002–2006), Mark P. Lagon (2007–2009), and Luis CdeBaca (2009-2014).
The current Ambassador-at-Large is Susan P. Coppedge, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015.