Powers, Phyllis Marie, 1953-

Phyllis Marie Powers (born 1953) is a Career Ambassador within the United States Foreign Service and the former U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua (2012-2015) and Panama (2010-2012). She also served in senior roles in the U.S. Embassies in Iraq, Peru and Colombia.

A native of Utica, New York, Powers graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor's degree in biology and is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Medical Technologist. Prior to entering the Foreign Service, Powers was a Medical Technologist at Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.

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