Press Release
☷President Biden Announces Key Nominees
White House ( By Press Release office)
Mar 15,2024
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Kelly Adams - Smith , nominated as Ambassador to Moldova , is a seasoned member of the Senior Foreign Service . She has held various diplomatic positions , including Deputy Chief of Mission at the U . S . Mission to the European Union and Senior Coordinator for National Security Affairs in the Vice President ' s Office . Jennifer Lynn Homendy , appointed as Chair of the NTSB , brings a wealth of experience in transportation safety . She has served as the agency ' s Board Member since 2018 and has a background in various transportation - related roles . Homendy is dedicated to enhancing safety across all modes of transportation . Peter W . Lord , the Nominee for Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea - Bissau , is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa , Sudan , and South Sudan at the Department of State . He has served in various diplomatic roles in Namibia , Ethiopia , Malawi , Syria , Iraq , and the United Kingdom . He ' s from Florida , has a B . A . in philosophy and French literature from Furman University , and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U . S . Army War College . He speaks French and some Arabic . Jeremy Neitzke , the Nominee for Ambassador to Lesotho , is currently Deputy Chief of Mission at the U . S . Embassy in Maputo , Mozambique . He has also served in Lilongwe , Malawi , Buenos Aires , Argentina , and Bridgetown , Barbados . In Washington , he worked in conflict response efforts . Before joining the Foreign Service , he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya . He ' s from Illinois and South Dakota , has a B . S . from Truman State University , and speaks Portuguese and Spanish . Embassy in London , as Deputy Executive Secretary of the White House National Security Council , and as a faculty member at the National War College . She also had assignments in Sofia , Bulgaria; Tallinn , Estonia; and Moscow , Russia . In Washington , she worked as an operations officer at the State Department’s Operations Center . Before joining the Foreign Service , Adams - Smith was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U . S . Department of Commerce . She ' s from New Jersey , has a B . A . from American University and an A . M . from Harvard University , and has received a Presidential Distinguished Service Award . She speaks Russian , Bulgarian , Estonian , and Czech .
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