Sison, Michele Jeanne, 1959-
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 Commissions of the Legislative Branch, 1928 - 2007. Memorandums for the Record, 2003 - 2004 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration | |
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 | |
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008. Informational Services Records, 12/28/2004 - 9/30/2013 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration |
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alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Wellesley College | corporateBody |
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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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