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Kathleen A. FitzGibbon
Kathleen A. FitzGibbon
United States Ambassador to Niger
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 19, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Eric P. Whitaker
Personal details
Nationality	American
Education	Hartwick College (BA); University of California-Davis (MA)

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Kathleen A. FitzGibbon is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Niger since August 2023.

Early life and education[edit]

FitzGibbon earned her Bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College and a Master’s degree from the University of California, Davis.^[1]

Career[edit]

FitzGibbon is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Before that, FitzGibbon served as the first Division Chief of West and Southern Africa, and then the Director of the Office of Africa Analysis in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research within the U.S. Department of State. Other assignments in Africa include service as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassies in Sierra Leone and Gabon, as well as the chief of the Political and Economic section of the U.S. Embassy in Uganda. FitzGibbon also served at the U.S. Embassy in Chad and had an earlier posting in Nigeria. FitzGibbon also worked in the Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons in the State Department. Before joining the State Department, she was a lecturer at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia.^[1]

US ambassador to Niger[edit]

On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate FitzGibbon as the next ambassador to Niger.^[1] On August 3, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.^[2] Her nomination was sent back to Biden on January 3, 2023, as no action was taken on it for the rest of the year.^[3]

President Biden renominated FitzGibbon the same day. Hearings on her nomination were held before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 1, 2023. The committee favorably reported the nomination on April 27, 2023. The full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote on July 27, 2023.^[4] On August 19, she arrived in Niger.^[5] The U.S. Department of State announced on the same day that FitzGibbon will not formally present her credentials due to the 2023 Nigerien crisis.^[6]

Personal life[edit]

FitzGibbon speaks French.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "PN2452 - Nomination of Kathleen A. FitzGibbon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ "PN43 — Kathleen A. FitzGibbon — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
^ Hansler, Jennifer (August 19, 2023). "US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^ "Arrival of Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon to Niger". United States Department of State. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

[WHBio-1] "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[2] "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[3] "PN2452 - Nomination of Kathleen A. FitzGibbon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

[4] "PN43 — Kathleen A. FitzGibbon — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[5] Hansler, Jennifer (August 19, 2023). "US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

[6] "Arrival of Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon to Niger". United States Department of State. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

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 ==Career==
-FitzGibbon is a career member of the [[Senior Foreign Service]], with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in [[Abuja, Nigeria]]. Before that, FitzGibbon served as the first Division Chief, West and Southern Africa, and then the Director of the Office of Africa Analysis in the [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]] within the [[U.S. Department of State]]. Other assignments in Africa include service as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassies in [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Gabon]], as well as the chief of the Political and Economic section of the U.S. Embassy in [[Uganda]]. FitzGibbon also served at the U.S. Embassy in [[Chad]] and had an earlier posting in [[Nigeria]]. FitzGibbon also worked in the Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons in the State Department. Before joining the State Department, she was a lecturer at [[Mary Washington College]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]].<ref name="WHBio" />
+FitzGibbon is a career member of the [[Senior Foreign Service]], with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in [[Abuja, Nigeria]]. Before that, FitzGibbon served as the first Division Chief of West and Southern Africa, and then the Director of the Office of Africa Analysis in the [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]] within the [[U.S. Department of State]]. Other assignments in Africa include service as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassies in [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Gabon]], as well as the chief of the Political and Economic section of the U.S. Embassy in [[Uganda]]. FitzGibbon also served at the U.S. Embassy in [[Chad]] and had an earlier posting in [[Nigeria]]. FitzGibbon also worked in the Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons in the State Department. Before joining the State Department, she was a lecturer at [[Mary Washington College]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]].<ref name="WHBio" />
+===US ambassador to Niger===
+On July 29, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate FitzGibbon as the next ambassador to [[Niger]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On August 3, 2022, her nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-79/ |website=The White House |access-date=3 August 2022 |date=3 August 2022}}</ref> Her nomination was sent back to Biden on January 3, 2023, as no action was taken on it for the rest of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=PN2452 - Nomination of Kathleen A. FitzGibbon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2452 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=29 September 2022 |date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
+President Biden renominated FitzGibbon the same day. Hearings on her nomination were held before [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on March 1, 2023. The committee favorably reported the nomination on April 27, 2023. The full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote on July 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=PN43 — Kathleen A. FitzGibbon — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/43 |website=US Congress |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref> On August 19, she arrived in Niger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansler |first=Jennifer |date=2023-08-19 |title=US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/politics/niger-ambassador-kathleen-fitzgibbon/index.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] announced on the same day that FitzGibbon will not formally present her credentials due to the [[2023 Nigerien crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ne.usembassy.gov/arrival-of-ambassador-kathleen-fitzgibbon-to-niger/ |title=Arrival of Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon to Niger |date=2023-08-19 |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2023-08-20}}</ref>
-===Nomination as ambassador to Niger===
-On July 29, 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate FitzGibbon as the next ambassador to [[Niger]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On August 3, 2022, her nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-79/ |website=The White House |access-date=3 August 2022 |date=3 August 2022}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].
 ==Personal life==
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