Sison, Michele Jeanne, 1959-

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Ambassador Michele Sison was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Haiti on February 12, 2018. She served as U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations (2014-2018), U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives (2012-2014), U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon (2008-2010), and U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2004-2008). She began her diplomatic career in Haiti in 1982, serving as the human rights officer at Embassy Port au Prince.

Ambassador Sison’s diplomatic assignments also include Assistant Chief of Mission in Baghdad, Iraq; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs; Deputy Chief of Mission in Islamabad, Pakistan; Consul General in Chennai, India; and tours in Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Benin, and Togo. She also served as the State Department’s Director of Career Development and Assignments. Ambassador Sison is the recipient of the U.S. Presidential Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Presidential Meritorious Service Award, and the U.S. Department of the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. She also holds numerous U.S. Department of State awards, including Superior Honor Awards and Ambassadorial-level awards for her contributions to counter-proliferation (2008) and combatting trafficking in persons (2005). Ambassador Sison holds the rank of Career Ambassador.

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referencedIn Records of the Office of Speechwriting (Clinton Administration), 1993 - 2001. Samir (Sam) Afridi's Files, 2000 - 2001 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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referencedIn Records of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 1901 - 1994. Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN) Reports, 7/1/1998 - 12/31/2011 National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration
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Place Name Admin Code Country
District of Columbia DC US
Beirut 04 LB
Baghdad 07 IQ
Douala 05 CM
Chennai 25 IN
Colombo 36 LK
Port-au-Prince 11 HT
Lomé 24 TG
Cotonou 14 BJ
Islamabad 08 PK
Abidjan 93 CI
Arlington VA US
Abu Dhabi 01 AE
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Birth 1959-05-27

Female

Americans

French,

Haitian; Haitian Creole,

English,

Arabic

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