Julieta Valls Noyes
Julieta Valls Noyes | |
|---|---|
United States Ambassador to Croatia | |
| In office October 5, 2015 – November 21, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Merten |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kohorst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Spouse | Nick Noyes |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) National Defense University (MA) |
Julieta Valls Noyes (born 1962) is an American
Early life and education
Noyes was born Julieta A. Valls, the daughter of Cuban refugees in the U.S. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1984. Because there was no International Relations major at Wellesley at the time, she created her own independent major, including studies in history and political science. During her junior year, she studied abroad in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]
Career
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Noyes is a career member of the
Some confidential communications Noyes wrote while assigned to the Vatican were published as part of WikiLeaks and revealed difficulties in the relationship between the Holy See and the Republic of Ireland, which was investigating sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.[5]
In her role as the US deputy assistant secretary for European affairs, Noyes addressed issues with
Ambassador to Croatia
On March 26, 2015, President
Upon arriving in Croatia, Noyes was received by Croatian Parliament Speaker
In October 2018, Noyes began serving as deputy director of the Foreign Service Institute, the primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community.[11]
Biden administration
On June 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Noyes to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.[12] On September 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[13] Noyes was confirmed by the full United States Senate via voice vote on March 24, 2022.[14]
Personal life
In addition to English, Noyes speaks French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. She and her husband, Nick Noyes, have three children.[2]
References
- ^ Julieta Valls Noyes - U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of the United States, Zagreb, Croatia, accessed March 6, 2016
- ^ a b U.S. Ambassador to Croatia ALLGOV, July 25, 2015
- ^ Julieta Valls Noyes ’84, recently confirmed as Ambassador to Croatia, found a passion for foreign policy at Wellesley Wellesley College News, July 28, 2015
- ^ President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts The White House, March 26, 2015
- ^ WikiLeaks: Vatican Pressured Ireland On Sex Abuse Scandal The Huffington Post, February 10, 2011
- ^ US considers air strikes against Isil oil pipelines The Telegraph, 23 Oct 2014
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "PN324 — Julieta Valls Noyes — Department of State 114th Congress (2015-2016)". US Congress. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Washington Post, June 24, 2015
- ^ Parliament speaker, PM receive US ambassador EBL News, February 8, 2016
- ^ "Training center for U.S. diplomats gets a new director". Washington Post. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "PN772 - Nomination of Julieta Valls Noyes for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
External links
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