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Liliana Ayalde

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Liliana Ayalde
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
October 31, 2013 – January 3, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyAndrew Bowen[1]
Preceded byTom Shannon
Succeeded byP. Michael McKinley
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
In office
August 11, 2008 – August 5, 2011
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byJames Cason
Succeeded byJames Thessin
Personal details
BornMarch 1956 (age 68)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseLuis Jorge Narvaez
Alma materAmerican University
Tulane University

Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.[2]

Education

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Ayalde earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of International Service at American University and a Master's in Public Health from Tulane University.[3]

Career

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Ambassador Liliana Ayalde

From 2008 to 2011, Liliana Ayalde was the U.S. Ambassador to Asuncion, Paraguay. She arrived in Paraguay June 2008. She had previously served with USAID.

On July 16, 2012, the Department of State announced her promotion to Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Western Hemisphere (WHA) Bureau, responsible for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs.

During her assignment as a Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ambassador Ayalde testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs.[4]

From a 2008 State Department bio:[5]

The U.S. Senate confirmed in June 2008 Liliana Ayalde's nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay. Between 2005 and 2008 she served as Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia, overseeing a development assistance portfolio of over $200 million. Ayalde holds a bachelor's degree from American University and a master's degree in International Public Health from Tulane University.

On August 1, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Liliana Ayalde's nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.[6] She presented her credentials on October 31, 2013, and served until January 3, 2017.[7] In June 2016, P. Michael McKinley was nominated to succeed Ayalde as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.[8] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2016, and formally replaced Ayalde on January 11, 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Amb. Liliana Ayalde". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ "Liliana Ayalde". Wilson Center. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Testimony before U.S. Congress". USAID. 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  5. ^ U.S. Ambassador to Brazil: Term of Appointment: 2013-12-09 to present
  6. ^ Liliana Ayalde - Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Liliana Ayalde (1956–)". Department of State.
  8. ^ McKinley, Peter Michael - Federative Republic of Brazil - June 2016
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Paraguay
2008–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Brazil
2013–2017 		Succeeded by


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