Barbara Leaf | |
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25th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs | |
Assumed office May 31, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | David Schenker |
United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
In office January 20, 2015 – March 23, 2018 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Michael H. Corbin |
Succeeded by | John Rakolta |
Personal details | |
Education | College of William and Mary (BA) University of Virginia (MA) |
Barbara A. Leaf is a U.S. diplomat serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs since May 2022. As former Senior Foreign Service officer, she served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2015 to 2018.[1]