Judith Fergin is the United States ambassador

United States Ambassador to East Timor

The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to East Timor was created after the formalization of the independence of East Timor from Indonesia on May 20, 2002...

 to East Timor

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

. Her term of appointment began on September 9, 2010, succeeding Hans G. Klemm

Hans G. Klemm

Hans G. Klemm is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to East Timor from June 12, 2007 to May 25, 2010. He was succeeded by Judith Fergin.Klemm graduated from Indiana University with a B.A...

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Fergin received a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree from Smith College

Smith College

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 and M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 degrees from the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Industrial College of the Armed Forces

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 of the National Defense University

National Defense University

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She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service

Senior Foreign Service

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. She was previously Deputy Chief of Mission in Singapore

Singapore

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 and Consul General in Sydney, Australia. She has also served as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra and the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta

United States Ambassador to Indonesia

This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Indonesia.Indonesia had been a Dutch colony since 1800 as a part of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were expelled in March 1942 by the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Sukarno declared independence on...

, as well as in overseas posts in Russia

Russia

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, Liberia

Liberia

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, South Africa

South Africa

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, and Germany

Germany

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