New US ambassador arrives in Armenia later this week
25.02.2019,
15:53
The US Embassy in Armenia said the new head of the American diplomatic mission to Armenia Lynn Tracy will arrive in Yerevan later this week.
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. The US Embassy in Armenia said the new head of the American diplomatic mission to Armenia Lynn Tracy will arrive in Yerevan later this week. The announcement was posted on the embassy’s official page in Facebook.
Ms. Tracy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. Before her appointment to Armenia she served as Senior Advisor for Russia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she served also as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and Principal Officer at the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Additionally, Ms Tracy served as the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, where she was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Heroism. She is the recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
Ms. Tracy earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia and J.D. from the University of Akron. She speaks Russian. -0--
Ms. Tracy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. Before her appointment to Armenia she served as Senior Advisor for Russia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she served also as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and Principal Officer at the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Additionally, Ms Tracy served as the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, where she was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Heroism. She is the recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
Ms. Tracy earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia and J.D. from the University of Akron. She speaks Russian. -0--
