Kelly C. Degnan

Kelly C. Degnan
United States Ambassador to Georgia
In office
January 31, 2020 – August 29, 2023[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byIan Kelly
Succeeded byRobin Dunnigan
United States Ambassador to Italy
Acting
In office
January 18, 2017 – October 1, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn R. Phillips
Succeeded byLewis Eisenberg
United States Ambassador to San Marino
Acting
In office
January 18, 2017 – October 1, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn R. Phillips
Succeeded byLewis Eisenberg
Personal details
EducationNorthwestern University (BS)
University of Southern California (JD)

Kelly Colleen Degnan[2] is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, who served as the United States Ambassador to Georgia from 2020 to 2023.[3] Prior to that she served as the Political Advisor to the Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe / United States Naval Forces Africa. Previously, she was the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to the U.S. Mission to Italy and San Marino in Rome, Italy. In September 2019, she was nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.[4]

  1. ^ "US Ambassador Kelly Degnan Bids Farewell to Georgians". 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "PN1381-1 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Kelly C. Degnan".
  4. ^ "PN1046 — Kelly C. Degnan — Department of State". U.S. Congress. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.