Mary M. Ourisman

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Mary Ourisman
Mary Ourisman

Mary M. Ourisman is an American diplomat. She is the current U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, comprising the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]

Ourisman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She is a supporter of the arts, having organized fund raisers and served on numerous boards of directors for arts groups and museums.[1]

President George W. Bush announced his intention to name Ourisman the Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on July 20, 2006, and submitted his formal nomination to the Senate the next day.[2] The Senate confirmed Ourisman's nomination on September 13, 2006,[2] she was appointed ambassador on October 11, and she arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, on October 31.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Ourisman, Mary M.. U.S. Department of State (2007-10-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ a b Presidential Nomination: Mary M. Ourisman. The White House. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.