Wanda Nesbitt

Wanda L. Nesbitt
United States Ambassador to Namibia
In office November 24, 2010 – November 15, 2013[1]
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Gail D. Mathieu
Succeeded by	Thomas F. Daughton
United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast
In office November 6, 2007 – August 10, 2010[1]
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Aubrey Hooks
Succeeded by	Phillip Carter III
United States Ambassador to Madagascar
In office January 28, 2002 – June 23, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Shirley Elizabeth Barnes
Succeeded by	James D. McGee
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 68) Philadelphia
Spouse	James Stejskal
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Foreign Service Officer

Wanda Letitia Nesbitt^[2] (born December 7, 1956)^[3] is a United States diplomat. A career Foreign Service officer, she has been appointed U.S Ambassador to several countries. From November 2013 to October 2017, she served as senior vice president of the National Defense University.^[4]

Education

Nesbitt is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls.^[5] She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in international relations and French. She also attended the National War College.^[6]

Career

From January 2002 to August 2004, Nesbitt was the United States Ambassador to Madagascar, the United States Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire from 2007-2010 and she was appointed United States Ambassador to Namibia on September 24, 2010.^[7]

She was succeeded as US Ambassador to Namibia by Thomas F. Daughton, who was sworn in on October 6, 2014.^[8]

References

1. "Wanda L. Nesbitt (1956–)". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
2. "PN1019-1 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. November 18, 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
3. "Department of State — Archive: Nesbitt, Wanda". state.gov. 10 October 2007.
4. Serbu, Jared (July 28, 2014). "NDU president out following reports of unhealthy leadership climate". Federal News Radio. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
5. Columnist, By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer (17 September 2012). "Daniel Rubin: Dynamo leads the cheers for Girls High grads". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
6. "An Interview with Wanda Nesbitt, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia". The Politic. Yale University. August 14, 2013.
7. "Ambassador Bio - Wanda Nesbitt". Retrieved August 20, 2011.
8. "Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton". usembassy.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

External links

Media related to Wanda L. Nesbitt at Wikimedia Commons

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Shirley Elizabeth Barnes	United States Ambassador to Madagascar 2002–2004	Succeeded by James D. McGee
Preceded by Aubrey Hooks	United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast 2007–2010	Succeeded by Phillip Carter III
Preceded by Gail D. Mathieu	United States Ambassador to Namibia 2010–2013	Succeeded by Thomas F. Daughton

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