Joe Biden submits candidate for Georgian Ambassador to Senate
Dunnigan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central and Eastern Europe in the US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Photo: Department of State
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United States President Joe Biden on Monday submitted the candidacy of Robin Dunnigan for the position of the country’s new Ambassador to Georgia to the Senate.
Dunnigan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central and Eastern Europe in the US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
She served as the Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Austria between 2018-2021.
Dunnigan has also served at US embassies in Vietnam, Chile, Turkey, Cuba and El Salvador, working extensively on trade and investment, energy and sanctions issues.
She is a graduate of the National War College, where she earned a Master of Science in National Security Strategy, and also received a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.
If approved, she will replace Kelly Degnan, who has served in Georgia since 2020.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has said that the US remains 'unwavering' about Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ambassador Degnan noted the US is willing to negotiate with Russia in order to prevent conflict but will not 'trade away' the sovereignty of any European countries, including that of Georgia.
The United States will stand with the people of Georgia and for the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity "now, more than ever," said US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan in her latest video message from Washington, DC.
Political leaders in the United States, including President Biden, have made it clear that Georgia is an important partner for the country, US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan told Georgian press on Thursday.
The US Senate has approved Kelly Degnan as the new ambassador of the US to Georgia, the diplomat who has 25 years of diplomatic experience and is a recipient of the Secretary of State’s Expeditionary Service Award. The US President Donald Trump presented Californian Degnan for the role in September 2019. Before the nomination to the post Degnan served as the political advisor to the Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe – United States Naval Forces Africa.
The United States Senate on Friday officially confirmed Robin Dunnigan as the country’s new Ambassador to Georgia.
Iraikli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said he was “optimistic” about Robin Dunnigan, the newly appointed American Ambassador, and added he hoped she would “radically change the policy pursued” by her predecessor Kelly Degnan.
Robin Dunnigan, the newly appointed Ambassador of the United States to Georgia, has arrived in the country, the Embassy said on Thursday.
Robin Dunnigan, the United State’s newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday presented her credentials to the country’s Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili.
Robin Dunnigan, the United States' newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday said she, along with the American authorities, supported the Georgian Government and its people on the path to further integrate with the European Union and NATO.