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Joann Lockard | |
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United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBA | |
President | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Sandra E. Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | Joann M. Lockard |
Education |
George Washington University (
BA) National War College ( MS) |
Joann M. Lockard is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the US Ambassador to Burkina Faso. [1]
Lockard obtained her a B.A. from George Washington University and her M.S. from the National War College. [1]
Lockard is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Counselor. From 2020 to 2023, she served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [2] Previously, Lockard was the Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. Other assignments in U.S. embassies include those in San Salvador, El Salvador; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Kampala, Uganda; and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In Washington, D.C., Lockard served as a Nordic-Baltic Public Diplomacy Desk Officer in the State Department. [1]
On July 25, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Lockard to be the next ambassador to Burkina Faso. [1] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [3]
Lockard's husband, Aaron Lockard, is also a Foreign Service Officer. They have three children. [4] Lockard speaks French, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Russian. [1]
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Joann Lockard | |
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United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBA | |
President | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Sandra E. Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | Joann M. Lockard |
Education |
George Washington University (
BA) National War College ( MS) |
Joann M. Lockard is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the US Ambassador to Burkina Faso. [1]
Lockard obtained her a B.A. from George Washington University and her M.S. from the National War College. [1]
Lockard is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Counselor. From 2020 to 2023, she served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [2] Previously, Lockard was the Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. Other assignments in U.S. embassies include those in San Salvador, El Salvador; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Kampala, Uganda; and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In Washington, D.C., Lockard served as a Nordic-Baltic Public Diplomacy Desk Officer in the State Department. [1]
On July 25, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Lockard to be the next ambassador to Burkina Faso. [1] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [3]
Lockard's husband, Aaron Lockard, is also a Foreign Service Officer. They have three children. [4] Lockard speaks French, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Russian. [1]