Mary Ann Casey

Mary Ann Casey (born November 11, 1949 in Boulder, Colorado)[1] is a retired career Foreign Service Officer and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria (1991–1994)[2] and Tunisia (1994–1997).[1]

Mary Ann Casey
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
In office July 5, 1994 – July 18, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John T. McCarthy
Succeeded by	Robin Lynn Raphel
United States Ambassador to Algeria
In office July 2, 1991 – October 19, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Christopher W.S. Ross
Succeeded by	Ronald E. Neumann
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1949 Boulder, Colorado
Profession	Diplomat, Career Ambassador

Life

Ambassador Casey graduated with a degree in international relations from the University of Colorado at Boulder[1] in 1970,[3] and spent most of her overseas career in northern Africa. Her first assignment was as vice consul and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco; her most recent overseas position was Ambassador to Tunisia. In between, she spent time as a Watch Officer in the State Department Operations Center, desk officer for Iraq, as a Hoover Institution National Fellow at Stanford, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, and as the Ambassador to Algeria.[1]

Upon returning from Tunisia, Ambassador Casey became the State Department's "Diplomat in Residence" at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she helped establish the Smith Hall International Program, chaired the International Affairs committee of the University's Conference on World Affairs, and taught several courses on international relations.

Her foreign languages include Arabic and French.[1]

Notes and references

1. US Information Agency. "USIA News Report". US Information Agency.
2. United States Department of State - Chiefs of Mission for Algeria list
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• "Records on Women Ambassadors" (PDF). George Bush Presidential Library.