President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Stephanie Sanders Sullivan. On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee received the nomination.
Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, served as Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana from 2018 to 2022. Previously, she was Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. She served earlier as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, and before that, as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Secretary of State.
In earlier assignments, Sullivan was Managing Director of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation. She also provided management support to posts in Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and international organizations. She served multiple tours in the State Department Operations Center, including as Director and duty officer at the White House Situation Room. Her first diplomatic assignment was in Cameroon.
Sullivan earned a Bachelor’s degree at Brown University and a Master’s degree at the National Defense University. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She speaks French, Lingala, and basic Spanish.
