Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield Named Ambassador To UN, SFS Faculty And Alumni Tapped For Biden Agency Review Teams

Press release from Georgetown University:

November 23, 2020

As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office, he is drawing on the expertise and recommendations of members of the SFS faculty and alumni community for his foreign policy approach.

On November 23, the incoming administration announced Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who currently serves as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD), as Biden’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to the UN.

The President-elect has tapped SFS community members elsewhere, too. His agency review teams, which are tasked with building up knowledge of the work and culture of government agencies under the outgoing administration, feature 17 SFS faculty and alumni, who will share their knowledge and skills with the new administration as it prepares to take office.

SFS Dean Joel Hellman applauded Biden’s choice for Ambassador to the UN.

He said, “Linda Thomas Greenfield, with her 35 year career breaking barriers in our own country and fostering respect for democracy and human rights around the world, is the right choice for UN Ambassador at this critical moment in the changing global order.”

ISD Director Amb. Barbara Bodine congratulated Thomas-Greenfield on her nomination saying, “[She] is an excellent choice for this position and we could not be more proud of her. She has deep experience in conflict areas and has worked on crafting sustainable agreements to bring about peace.”

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