Laura E. Kennedy

Laura E. Kennedy
U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan
In office October 2001 – July 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Steven Robert Mann
Succeeded by	Tracey Ann Jacobson
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
In office March 2010 – June 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Christina Rocca
Succeeded by	Robert A. Wood
Personal details
Born	Coronado, California, United States
Spouse	John J. Feeney
Children	2
Alma mater	Vassar College American University

Laura Elizabeth Kennedy (born 1951)^[1] is a retired United States career diplomat, who has served as U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.^[2][3]

After retirement in 2013, she was recalled to service in 2014 to serve as Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan and then the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE), leaving government again in 2015. She is active lecturing and commenting on foreign affairs, arms control and U.S. politics.^[4] She serves on the boards of Foreign Policy for America and the Arms Control Association.^[5][6] She is a member of the Szilard Advisory Board of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, the Deep Cuts Commission, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and the Leadership Council for Women in National Security.^{[7][8][9][10]}