Marcia Bernicat
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (born 1953) is an American diplomat who is the current Director General of the Foreign Service. She is a former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. She served as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 to 2011. From January 1, 2019, to April 3, 2020, she was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State.[3]
Marcia Bernicat | |
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| Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Carol Z. Perez |
| Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs[1] | |
| In office August 6, 2021 – September 28, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jonathan M. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Monica Medina |
| Acting Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment[1] | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – August 5, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Keith J. Krach |
| Succeeded by | Jose W. Fernandez |
| United States Ambassador to Bangladesh | |
| In office February 4, 2015 – November 2, 2018[2] | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dan Mozena |
| Succeeded by | Earl R. Miller |
| United States Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office August 6, 2008 – June 2011 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Janice L. Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Lukens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 68–69) |
| Spouse | Olivier Bernicat |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College Georgetown University |