Lisa A. Johnson
Lisa Anne Johnson (born 1967) is an American diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serving as the deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Johnson previously served the United States Ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021[1] and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2017. Her overseas posts have included time at U.S. embassies in Beirut, Lebanon; Islamabad, Pakistan; Luanda, Angola; and Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson was also posted to the Office of the Secretary General of NATO in Brussels, Belgium. She has also served as a senior official at the U.S. State Department, National Security Council and Vice President's Office.[2][3]
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United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
In office November 21, 2017 – July 2, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Thomas F. Daughton |
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas Charge d'affaires | |
In office July 9, 2014 – November 9, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | John W. Dinkelman (Charge d'affaires) |
Succeeded by | James Herren (Charge d'affaries) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisa Anne Johnson 1967 (age 54–55) |
Education | Stanford University Columbia University National War College |
References
- "Lisa A. Johnson". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- Bewig, Matt (December 1, 2017). "U.S. Ambassador to Namibia: Who Is Lisa A. Johnson?". AllGov. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- Spero, Domani (October 16, 2017). "Trump Nominates Career Diplomat Lisa A. Johnson to be U.S. Ambassador to Namibia". Diplopundit. Retrieved 16 December 2017.