Virginia L. Bennett

Virginia Bennett
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Acting
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Tom Malinowski
Personal details
Alma mater Wellesley College (BA)
Cornell University (MBA)
Occupation Foreign Service Officer

Virginia L. Bennett is an American diplomat and career Senior Foreign Service Officer who currently serves as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. In addition, she has served since 2014 as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

Education

Bennett attended Wellesley College and earned a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.[1][2]

Career

Bennett is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer, and served in her early career at the US embassies in Bogotá, Colombia, Tokyo, Japan, and Manila, Philippines.[1][2] She also worked in New York City at the United States Mission to the United Nations, in Washington, DC, in the United States Department of State Operations Center, and in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.[1][2] From 2009 to 2011, she was Deputy Exectuve Secretary of the State Department under Secretary Hillary Clinton, and later served as Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.[1][2] From 2011 to 2014, she served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Athens, Greece.[1][2]

On July 14, 2014, Bennett was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.[1][2] On January 20, 2017, she became acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, following the departure of Tom Malinowski from the position.[1]

Personal life

Bennett speaks French, Japanese, and Spanish.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bennett, Virginia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bennett, Virginia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
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