Barbara A. Leaf

Barbara Leaf
25th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Assumed office
May 31, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid Schenker
United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
In office
January 20, 2015 – March 23, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMichael H. Corbin
Succeeded byJohn Rakolta
Personal details
EducationCollege 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]

  1. ^ "Barbara A. Leaf". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved August 30, 2016.