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== Positions and Apppointments == |
== Positions and Apppointments == |
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U.S. Department of State <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/189495.htm</ref> |
[[U.S. Department of State]] <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/189495.htm</ref> |
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* Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Valletta, 2012 – Present |
* Ambassador, U.S. Embassy [[Valletta]], 2012 – Present |
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* Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism 2008 - 2012 |
* Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism 2008 - 2012 |
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* Director: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau 2006-2008 |
* Director: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, [[Near Eastern Affairs Bureau]] 2006-2008 |
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* Director, Middle East Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute 2005 - 2006 |
* Director, Middle East Area Studies, [[Foreign Service Institute]] 2005 - 2006 |
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* Consul General, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2002 - 2005 |
* Consul General, [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia 2002 - 2005 |
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Department of Defense |
[[Department of Defense]] |
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* Senior Policy Advisor, Near East South Asia Center (NESA) 2001 - 2002 |
* Senior Policy Advisor, Near East South Asia Center (NESA) 2001 - 2002 |
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National Security Council, The White House |
[[National Security Council]], [[The White House]] |
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* Near East South Asia Center (NESA) Director for the Arabian Peninsula 1999 - 2000 |
* Near East South Asia Center (NESA) Director for the Arabian Peninsula 1999 - 2000 |
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* Director for Legislative Affairs 1998 - 1999 |
* Director for Legislative Affairs 1998 - 1999 |
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
[[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] |
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* Staff Member 1997- 1998 |
* Staff Member 1997- 1998 |
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Overview
Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley (born 1957) is the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, an American career diplomat, and a keynote speaker. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed on March 29, 2012. She was sworn in on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, and presented her credentials to H.E. Dr. George Abela, President of Malta, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.[1]
Abercrombie-Winstanley was the first female Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where, she says, she was given the status of “honorary male” because she was a foreign diplomat. While there, she survived a deadly al-Qaeda terrorist attack on the consulate on December 6, 2004, and was cited “for acts of courage” during the attack.[2]
Positions and Apppointments
- Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Valletta, 2012 – Present
- Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism 2008 - 2012
- Director: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau 2006-2008
- Director, Middle East Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute 2005 - 2006
- Consul General, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2002 - 2005
- Senior Policy Advisor, Near East South Asia Center (NESA) 2001 - 2002
National Security Council, The White House
- Near East South Asia Center (NESA) Director for the Arabian Peninsula 1999 - 2000
- Director for Legislative Affairs 1998 - 1999
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Staff Member 1997- 1998
Early Life
Gina Kay Abercrombie was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her father an attorney. She developed international interests early. Around her neighborhood, Hebrew was commonly spoken by the local Jewish population, so she decided to study the language. This interest also led to participation in an international exchange program in Israel, followed by joining the U.S. Peace Corps as a volunteer in Oman. [4]
Abercrombie-Winstanley joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1985 and was posted to Baghdad, Iraq. She then went on to serve at The U.S. Embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia and Cairo, Egypt. She returned state-side to become Special Assistant for Middle Eastern and African Affairs to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger (1991-1993). After a year of intensive Arabic language training in Tunisia, Abercrombie-Winstanley then became a Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel (1994-97), focusing on Palestinian-Israeli relations.[5]