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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Damour earned her [[B.A.]] from the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="WHBio" />
Damour earned her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="WHBio" />


==Career==
==Career==
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===Ambassador to Fiji===
===Ambassador to Fiji===
On May 25, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Damour to be the United States Ambassador to [[Fiji]], [[Kiribati]], [[Nauru]], [[Tonga]] and [[Tuvalu]].<ref name="WHBio">{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-17/ |website=The White House |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Hearings on her nomination were held before the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination on July 19, 2022. On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the full [[United States Senate]] via [[voice vote]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PN2203 — Marie C. Damour — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2203 |website=US Congress |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Damour presented her credentials to [[President of Fiji]] [[Wiliame Katonivere|Ratu Wiliame Katonivere]] on November 24, 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fj.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-fiji-marie-damour-presents-her-credentials/ |title=U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials |date=2022-11-24 |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2022-11-24}}</ref> [[President of Kiribati]] [[Taneti Maamau]] on November 30, 2022,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USEmbassySuva |author=U.S. Embassy Suva |number=1597787693420879876 |title=🇺🇸🤝🇰🇮 Ambassador Marie Damour is in Kiribati this week to present her credentials to His Excellency President Taneti Maamau. |access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref> and [[King of Tonga]] [[Tupou VI]] on December 6, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fj.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-tonga-marie-damour-presents-her-credentials/ |title=U.S. Ambassador to Tonga Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials |date=2022-12-06 |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2022-12-07}}</ref>
On May 25, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Damour to be the United States Ambassador to [[Fiji]], [[Kiribati]], [[Nauru]], [[Tonga]] and [[Tuvalu]].<ref name="WHBio">{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-17/ |website=The White House |date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Hearings on her nomination were held before the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination on July 19, 2022. On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the full [[United States Senate]] via [[voice vote]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PN2203 — Marie C. Damour — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2203 |website=US Congress |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Damour presented her credentials to [[President of Fiji]] [[Wiliame Katonivere|Ratu Wiliame Katonivere]] on November 24, 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fj.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-fiji-marie-damour-presents-her-credentials/ |title=U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials |date=2022-11-24 |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2022-11-24}}</ref> [[President of Kiribati]] [[Taneti Maamau]] on November 30, 2022,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USEmbassySuva |author=U.S. Embassy Suva |number=1597787693420879876 |title=Ambassador Marie Damour is in Kiribati this week to present her credentials to His Excellency President Taneti Maamau|access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref> [[King of Tonga]] [[Tupou VI]] on December 6, 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fj.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-tonga-marie-damour-presents-her-credentials/ |title=U.S. Ambassador to Tonga Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials |date=2022-12-06 |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2022-12-07}}</ref> [[President of Nauru]] [[Russ Kun]] on February 8, 2023,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USAmbSuva |number=1623169806135398403 |first=Marie C. |last=Damour |title=Today, I presented my credentials to His Excellency President Russ Joseph Kun. |access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref> and [[Governor-General of Tuvalu]] [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]] on February 15, 2023.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USAmbSuva |number=1625646185515024386 |first=Marie C. |last=Damour |title=Pleased to meet Governor-General Rev Tofiga Vaevalu Falani to present my credentials as U.S. Ambassador to Tuvalu|access-date=2023-02-16}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 12 December 2023

Marie C. Damour
United States Ambassador to Fiji
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 24, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Cella
United States Ambassador to Kiribati
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 30, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Cella
United States Ambassador to Tonga
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 6, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Cella
United States Ambassador to Nauru
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 8, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Cella
United States Ambassador to Tuvalu
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 15, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Cella
United States Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City
In office
August 2019 – August 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
Marie C. Damour's voice
Damour's opening statement at her confirmation hearing to be United States ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu
Recorded July 13, 2022

Marie C. Damour is an American diplomat who is the current Ambassador to Fiji, serving concurrently as the ambassador to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. She previously served as Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1]

Early life and education

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Damour earned her B.A. from the College of William and Mary.[2]

Career

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Damour is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Her positions within the Department of State include the Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; Director of the Office of Policy Coordination and Public Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, as well as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] She also served as Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil; the Chief of Non-Immigrant Visa Services, and then Chief of Visa Services at the U.S. Embassy in London, England; the Consular Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ambassador to Fiji

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On May 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Damour to be the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.[2] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination on July 19, 2022. On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the full United States Senate via voice vote.[3] Damour presented her credentials to President of Fiji Ratu Wiliame Katonivere on November 24, 2022,[4] President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on November 30, 2022,[5] King of Tonga Tupou VI on December 6, 2022,[6] President of Nauru Russ Kun on February 8, 2023,[7] and Governor-General of Tuvalu Tofiga Vaevalu Falani on February 15, 2023.[8]

Personal life

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Damour speaks French, Vietnamese, and Portuguese.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Consul General Marie C. Damour". U.S Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. May 25, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "PN2203 — Marie C. Damour — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials". United States Department of State. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ U.S. Embassy Suva [@USEmbassySuva] (November 30, 2022). "Ambassador Marie Damour is in Kiribati this week to present her credentials to His Excellency President Taneti Maamau" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Tonga Marie Damour Presents Her Credentials". United States Department of State. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Damour, Marie C. [@USAmbSuva] (February 8, 2023). "Today, I presented my credentials to His Excellency President Russ Joseph Kun" (Tweet). Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Damour, Marie C. [@USAmbSuva] (February 15, 2023). "Pleased to meet Governor-General Rev Tofiga Vaevalu Falani to present my credentials as U.S. Ambassador to Tuvalu" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Fiji
2022–present 		Incumbent
United States Ambassador to Kiribati
2022–present
United States Ambassador to Tonga
2022–present
United States Ambassador to Nauru
2023–present
United States Ambassador to Tuvalu
2023–present
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