consular affairs

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Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

During her 32-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Abercrombie-Winstanley was ambassador to Malta, consul-general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and also served in Iraq, Egypt, Israel and Indonesia.

Ambassador
Janice Jacobs

Jacobs is a former assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. During her 34-year Foreign Service career, she also served in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Nigeria and Thailand.

Thomas Countryman

Countryman is a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation. During his 34-year Foreign Service career, he also served in Serbia, Egypt, Greece and Italy.