Mary Catherine Phee

Molly Phee
19th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Assumed office
September 30, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byTibor P. Nagy Jr.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Acting
In office
December 12, 2017 – March 28, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTracey Ann Jacobson
Succeeded byKevin Moley
United States Ambassador to South Sudan
In office
July 23, 2015 – August 22, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded bySusan Page
Succeeded byThomas Hushek
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationIndiana University, Bloomington (BA)
Tufts University (MA)

Mary Catherine "Molly" Phee (born 1963) is an American diplomat who has served as assistant secretary of state for African affairs since September 2021. She previously served as the U.S. ambassador to South Sudan from 2015 to 2017. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of minister counselor.