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American diplomat
Sharon P. Wilkinson
13th United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
October 24, 1996 – July 12, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDonald J. McConnell
Succeeded byJimmy J. Kolker
8th United States Ambassador to Mozambique
In office
October 25, 2000 – July 21, 2003
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byBrian D. Curran
Succeeded byHelen La Lime
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
New York City
ProfessionDiplomat

Sharon P. Wilkinson (born 1947) is an American diplomat. She served as United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1996 to 1999 and United States Ambassador to Mozambique from 2000 to 2003.

Biography

Sharon Wilkinson was born in New York City in 1947. She received her BA in International Relations from Brown University and Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Chicago. She began her career in the Foreign service as vice consul in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and later as consul in Accra, Ghana. She served as a program officer for Africa in the Bureau of Cultural Affairs in Washington D.C., as well as staff assistant to the assistant secretary for Inter-American Affairs. She also served in Lisbon, Portugal, and as a management analyst for the Office of Management Operations.

She spent one year as director of the Face-To-Face Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She was assigned as deputy principal officer in Tijuana, Mexico. She directed the Office of Diplomatic and Public Liaison in the Bureau of Consular Affairs in Washington, followed by an assignment as consul general in Curaçao. She then departed for Lisbon again, where she served as chargée d'affaires before completing her tour as deputy chief of mission. In 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated her as the U.S. ambassador to Burkina Faso. In 2000, she was nominated again by Clinton as ambassador to Mozambique.

Prior to this, she was the Assistant Dean for Global Engagement at Arizona State University. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish and French as foreign languages, and is a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister Counselor.

References

  1. "Office of the Historian - Department History - People - Sharon P. Wilkinson". History.state.gov. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. "Ambassador Sharon P. Wilkinson". Artforculturaldiplomacy.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. "ASU News & Information from the Office of Media Relations and Public Information". Asu.edu. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byDonald J. McConnell United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
1996–1999 		Succeeded byJimmy J. Kolker
Preceded byBrian D. Curran United States Ambassador to Mozambique
2000–2003 		Succeeded byHelen R. Meagher La Lime

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.


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