Lisa Kubiske

Lisa Kubiske
Lisa Kubiske
United States Ambassador to Honduras
	In office; July 26, 2011 – August 2, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Hugo Llorens
Succeeded by	James D. Nealon
Personal details
Born	Lisa Jean Shapiro; March 21, 1954
Spouse(s)	Dan Kubiske
Awards	Valor Award; Superior Honor Award

Lisa Jean Kubiske (born March 21, 1954)[1] is an American diplomat; from July 2011 to August 2014 she was the United States Ambassador to Honduras, where she served with mixed results. [2]

Kubiske is currently (2014–present) the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development at the State Department under the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.

Background

Kubiske graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in anthropology and psychology, and from Georgetown University with a Masters of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS). She spent a junior year abroad at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

She was the director of the Office of Regional Economic Policy and Summit Coordination, in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. She also served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Mission in Brazil.[3]

Family

She is married to freelance journalist Dan Kubiske; they have two sons. Kubiske also has one stepdaughter and one granddaughter.

Notes

U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
"About the Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras". Honduras.usembassy.gov. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
"The New US Ambassador to Honduras". Hondurasweekly.com. September 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

External links

"A bio-fuels ambassador: Obama names new ambassador to Honduras", April 18, 2011, Annie Bird
Lisa J. Kubiske at the Office of the Historian website.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hugo Llorens	United States Ambassador to Honduras 2011–2014	Succeeded by James D. Nealon

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[1] U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.

[2] "About the Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras". Honduras.usembassy.gov. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[3] "The New US Ambassador to Honduras". Hondurasweekly.com. September 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.