Sharon P. Wilkinson

Sharon P. Wilkinson
13th United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
October 24, 1996  July 12, 1999
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Donald J. McConnell
Succeeded by Jimmy J. Kolker
8th United States Ambassador to Mozambique
In office
October 25, 2000  July 21, 2003
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Brian D. Curran
Succeeded by Helen R. Meagher La Lime
Personal details
Born 1947 (age 6970)
New York City
Profession Diplomat

Sharon P. Wilkinson (born 1947) is an American diplomat. She served as United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1996 to 1999 and United States Ambassador to Mozambique from 2000 to 2003.[1]

Biography

Sharon Wilkinson was born in New York City in 1947. She received her BA in International Relations from Brown University and Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Chicago.[2] She began her career in the Foreign service as vice consul in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and later as consul in Accra, Ghana. She served as a program officer for Africa in the Bureau of Cultural Affairs in Washington D.C., as well as staff assistant to the assistant secretary for Inter-American Affairs. She also served in Lisbon, Portugal, and as a management analyst for the Office of Management Operations.

She spent one year as director of the Face-To-Face Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She was assigned as deputy principal officer in Tijuana, Mexico. She directed the Office of Diplomatic and Public Liaison in the Bureau of Consular Affairs in Washington, followed by an assignment as consul general in Curacao. She then departed for Lisbon again, where she served as chargée d'affaires before completing her tour as deputy chief of mission. In 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated her as the U.S. ambassador to Burkina Faso. In 2000, she was nominated again by Clinton as ambassador to Mozambique.[3]

Wilkinson currently serves as Meridian International Center’s Senior Vice President and Deputy. Prior to this, she was the Assistant Dean for Global Engagement at Arizona State University. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish and French as foreign languages, and is a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister Counselor.

References

  1. "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Sharon P. Wilkinson". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. "Ambassador Sharon P. Wilkinson". Artforculturaldiplomacy.com. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. "ASU News & Information from the Office of Media Relations and Public Information". Asu.edu. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Donald J. McConnell
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
1996–1999
Succeeded by
Jimmy J. Kolker
Preceded by
Brian D. Curran
United States Ambassador to Mozambique
2000–2003
Succeeded by
Helen R. Meagher La Lime

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