Helen Reed-Rowe
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Helen Reed-Rowe is a career United States foreign service officer
and ambassador
.
Helen Reed-Rowe is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service
with the rank of Counselor. She was nominated by President Obama
on August 9, 2010 to be the first U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau
. After confirmation by the Senate
, she was sworn in on September 27, 2010. Ms. Reed-Rowe served as a Senior Advisor to the Office of Performance Evaluation in the Department of State
and as a Foreign Affairs Advisor from the Department of State to the Avian Influenza Action Group. Her Washington assignments include management positions in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
, Bureau of European Affairs and the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
. She served as a Desk Officer in the Bureau of African Affairs
and an Examiner on the Board of Examiners in the Bureau of Human Resources. She served a one year assignment on Capitol Hill as a Pearson Fellow. Her overseas assignments include Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Majuro
, Marshall Islands
and supervisory management positions in U.S. Embassies in Jamaica, Ecuador, and Niger.
Ms. Reed-Rowe earned a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College
in Newport, Rhode Island and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland
.
Foreign Service Officer
A Foreign Service Officer is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. As diplomats, Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic...
and ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
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Helen Reed-Rowe is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service
Senior Foreign Service
The Senior Foreign Service comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service. These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equivalent to general- and flag ranks in the military and...
with the rank of Counselor. She was nominated by President Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
on August 9, 2010 to be the first U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau
United States Ambassador to Palau
The United States Ambassador to Palau is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Palau.Until 1994 Palau had been a part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States...
. After confirmation by the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, she was sworn in on September 27, 2010. Ms. Reed-Rowe served as a Senior Advisor to the Office of Performance Evaluation in the Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
and as a Foreign Affairs Advisor from the Department of State to the Avian Influenza Action Group. Her Washington assignments include management positions in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is an agency of the Department of State within the United States government that deals with U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with the nations of the Near East.-Duties:The Bureau handles U.S...
, Bureau of European Affairs and the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is an agency of the United States Department of State charged with constructing, purchasing, and maintaining buildings and real estate in other countries. It is responsible for building and maintaining U.S...
. She served as a Desk Officer in the Bureau of African Affairs
Bureau of African Affairs
In the United States Government, the Bureau of African Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State on matters of Sub-Saharan Africa. The bureau was established in 1958...
and an Examiner on the Board of Examiners in the Bureau of Human Resources. She served a one year assignment on Capitol Hill as a Pearson Fellow. Her overseas assignments include Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Majuro
Majuro
Majuro , is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of and encloses a lagoon of...
, Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
and supervisory management positions in U.S. Embassies in Jamaica, Ecuador, and Niger.
Ms. Reed-Rowe earned a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College
Naval War College
The Naval War College is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. The college is located on the grounds of Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island...
in Newport, Rhode Island and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
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