Maura Connelly

Maura Connelly
United States Ambassador to Lebanon
In office
September 15, 2010 – August 20, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMichele J. Sison
Succeeded byDavid Hale
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Syria
In office
2008–2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMichael H. Corbin
Succeeded byRobert Stephen Ford
Personal details
ProfessionDiplomat

Maura Connelly is an American diplomat. President Obama nominated Ambassador Connelly, a 25-year veteran of the Foreign Service, as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon in June 2010.[1] Ambassador Connelly was confirmed by the Senate in August 2010 and sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in September 2010. She officially presented her diplomatic credentials to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman as the 25th U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon on September 15, 2010.[2]

  1. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 3 Jun 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2010-06-06 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ "Ambassador - U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2011-05-11.