Rena Bitter | |
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16th Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs | |
Assumed office August 12, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Carl Risch |
United States Ambassador to Laos | |
In office November 1, 2016 – January 26, 2020 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Daniel A. Clune |
Succeeded by | Peter Haymond |
Personal details | |
Born | Rena Elizabeth Bitter March 23, 1964 |
Education | Northwestern University (BS) Southern Methodist University (JD) |
Rena Elizabeth Bitter[1] is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Laos from 2016 to 2020 and is currently serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.[2]