Marcie Berman Ries

Marcie Ries
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office October 1, 2012 – August 5, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	James Warlick
Succeeded by	Roderick Moore (Acting)
United States Ambassador to Albania
In office October 30, 2004 – June 16, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James Jeffrey
Succeeded by	John Withers
Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina
In office July 2003 – July 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Reno Harnish
Succeeded by	Philip Goldberg
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 64–65) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Charles Ries
Alma mater	Oberlin College Johns Hopkins University

Marcie Berman Ries (born 1950) is a senior American foreign service officer currently serving as the United States Ambassador to Bulgaria.^[1]

Career

A specialist in national security issues and arms control, Ries worked as the Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs from 2001 to 2003, and then served as the Chief of Mission in Pristina, Kosovo from 2003 to 2004.^[2]

In 2005, she was appointed as American ambassador to Albania, and held that position until 2007.^[2][3] She left Albania in 2007 to become the Minister-Counselor for Political-Military Affairs in Iraq.^[2]

Upon returning to Washington D.C., she became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and then went on to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Strategic Policy.^[2]

Life

Ries obtained her Master's degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She is married to Charles P. Ries, a former U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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