Troy D. Fitrell
Troy D. Fitrell | |
|---|---|
 Fitrell in 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
| Assumed office January 19, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Steven Koutsis Chargé d'Affaires |
| Chargé d'Affaires of Mauritius and Chargé d'Affaires of Seychelles | |
| In office February 2011 – November 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Mary Jo Wills |
| Succeeded by | Shari Villarosa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Maryland (BA) National War College (MS) |
Troy Damian Fitrell is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Guinea since January 2022.
Early life and education
Fitrell earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Maryland and a Master of Science at the National War College.[1]
Career
Fitrell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor. He has served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Ethiopia and Mauritius,[2] as deputy director of the department’s Office of Southern African Affairs, and as deputy director of the Office of International Security Cooperation in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He was senior advisor to the United States Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes, coordinating U.S. policy on the cross-border security, political, and economic issues in the Great Lakes region. Fitrell served as a Pearson Fellow on the staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and was a watch officer in the Department’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.[1]
Ambassador to Guinea
On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fitrell to be the next United States Ambassador to Guinea.[1][3] On August 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[4] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[5] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6] He assumed office on January 19, 2022.[7]
Personal life
Fitrell speaks French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and Danish.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine More Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Troy D. Fitrell - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Nichols, Hans (June 15, 2021). "Biden names first political ambassadors, including Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "PN733 - Nomination of Troy Damian Fitrell for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "PN733 - Nomination of Troy Damian Fitrell for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador Troy Damian Fitrell". U.S. Embassy in Guinea. January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
