Liliana Ayalde

Liliana Ayalde
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
October 31, 2013 – January 3, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyAndrew Bowen[1]
Preceded byTom Shannon
Succeeded byP. Michael McKinley
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
In office
August 11, 2008 – August 5, 2011
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byJames Cason
Succeeded byJames Thessin
Personal details
BornMarch 1956 (age 68)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseLuis Jorge Narvaez
Alma materAmerican University
Tulane University

Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.[2]

  1. ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Amb. Liliana Ayalde". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 2021-02-28.