Caryn McClelland

Caryn R. McClelland is an American diplomat who is the designate to serve as the United States Ambassador to Brunei.[1][2]

Caryn McClelland
United States Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingEmily M. Fleckner
Personal details
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
San Francisco State University (MA)
National Defense University (MS)

Education

McClelland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles; a Master of Arts in international relations and affairs from San Francisco State University; and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National Defense University.[3]

Career

A career diplomat, McClelland has been assigned to U.S. embassies and consulates in London, United Kingdom; Hanoi, Vietnam; Riga, Latvia; Surabaya, Indonesia; Bali, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Dublin, Ireland; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; and others.

McClelland is the minister counselor for economic affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London, serving as acting deputy chief of mission. She previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Vietnam and Latvia, and as consul general in Surabaya, Indonesia. She was acting principal deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and deputy special representative for commercial and business affairs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.[4] McClelland also served as senior advisor to Richard Morningstar for Caspian Basin energy diplomacy.[4]

Ambassador to Brunei

On July 16, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated McClelland to be the next United States Ambassador to Brunei.[5] On September 30, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6] On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[7] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[8]

McClelland arrived in the country in February 2022.[9] She is awaiting the presentation of her credentials.

Personal life

McClelland speaks Indonesian, Latvian and Russian.

References
  1. "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. "Biden picks former Sen. Tom Udall for New Zealand ambassador". AP NEWS. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. "Virtual Roundtable with Caryn McClelland". BritishAmerican Business. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. "McClelland, Caryn R. - Brunei Darussalam- July 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 16, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. "PN910 - Nomination of Caryn R. McClelland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "PN910 - Nomination of Caryn R. McClelland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. U.S. Embassy in Brunei Darussalam [@USEmbassyBSB] (February 18, 2022). "📣 A new U.S. Ambassador is coming to Brunei! Caryn McClelland was sworn in as Ambassador-designate to 🇧🇳 in Washington, D.C., on Dec 23. She looks forward to assuming her role soon and further strengthening the longstanding friendship between 🇧🇳 and 🇺🇸#USAmbinBN" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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