Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Acting
In office August 31, 2021 – May 31, 2022
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Joey R. Hood
Succeeded by
Barbara A. Leaf
U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to the United Kingdom
In office January 20, 2021 – August 1, 2021
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Woody Johnson
Succeeded by
Philip T. Reeker (acting)
Personal details
Born
(1974-01-16) January 16, 1974 (age 50)
Spouse
Andrea Catalano di Melilli
(m. 2008)
Alma mater
Georgetown University (BS)
Awards
National Security Council Outstanding Service Award (2017) Presidential Rank Award (2019)[1]
Yael Lempert[2] (born January 16, 1974) is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Jordan since September 2023. Lempert is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, having served in various roles including Senior Director for the Levant, Israel, and Egypt at the National Security Council, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London. In 2023, she was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate to be the ambassador to Jordan.
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^"Yael Lempert, Andrea Catalano". The New York Times. November 7, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
YaelLempert (born January 16, 1974) is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Jordan since September 2023. Lempert is...
2021-11-07. National, The (2023-08-10). "New US ambassador to Jordan YaelLempert sworn in". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-11. United States Department...
List Rahm Emanuel PA Tokyo [29] 1859 December 18, 2021 Jordan List YaelLempert CD Amman 1950 July 27, 2023 Kazakhstan List Daniel N. Rosenblum CD Astana...
d'Affaires Woody Johnson August 3, 2017 November 8, 2017 January 20, 2021 YaelLempert January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021 August 1, 2021 Joe Biden Chargé d'Affaires...
CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) "Deputy Chief of Mission YaelLempert". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2021-04-29...
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Matthew Barzun Woody Johnson Preceded by Elizabeth Dibble Succeeded by YaelLempert United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Acting In office January...
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