Bernadette Allen

Bernadette M. Allen is a United States foreign service officer and ambassador. She is the former U.S. Ambassador to Niger.

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Education and career

Allen was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. She earned a B.A. in French Civilization and Linguistics at Central College in Pella, Iowa in 1978. She studied abroad for a year in 1977, earning a Certificate in French Civilization from the Sorbonne in Paris. From 1987–1989 she completed an M.A. in Human Resources Management from George Washington University while handling her regular duties at the Department of State. She speaks French and Mandarin Chinese.

Allen was commissioned into the U.S. diplomatic service in January 1980. On October 26, 2005, President Bush nominated her to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Niger. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 16, 2006, and sworn in as ambassador on March 28, 2006.

State Department career

Foreign assignments

Domestic assignments

Awards

Affiliations and activities

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Gail D. T. Mathieu
U.S. Ambassador to Niger
2006–2010
Succeeded by
Bisa Williams