Reuben Brigety | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to South Africa | |
| Assumed office August 11, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Lana Marks |
| Vice-Chancellor and President of Sewanee: The University of the South | |
| In office June 17, 2020 – December 21, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John McCardell Jr. |
| Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University | |
| In office October 1, 2015 – May 30, 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Alyssa Ayres |
| United States Ambassador to the African Union | |
| In office October 7, 2013 – September 24, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael Battle |
| Succeeded by | Mary Beth Leonard |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs | |
| In office November 14, 2011 – September 3, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Secretary | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reuben E. Brigety II September 7, 1973 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Leelie Selassie |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Cambridge University (MA, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
Reuben E. Brigety II (born September 7, 1973) is an American diplomat and academic who has served as the United States ambassador to South Africa since August 2022. He was the vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee, from 2020 to 2021. Previously, Brigety served as dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Prior to that, Brigety has served as United States ambassador to the African Union, as a deputy assistant secretary of state, and as permanent representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.