16 Facts About Herro Mustafa

Herro Kader Mustafa Garg is a Kurdish-American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Egypt since November 2023.

Herro Mustafa served as the United States ambassador to Bulgaria from October 2019 to March 2023.

Herro Mustafa is multilingual and speaks English, Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish, Spanish and Greek.

Herro Mustafa's family sought asylum in the United States in 1976.

Herro Mustafa's father was a Kurdish political activist and an opponent of the regime of Saddam Hussein.

Herro Mustafa received a master's degree in international relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1997.

Herro Mustafa was senior advisor on the Middle East to Vice President Joe Biden from March 2009 to 2011.

Herro Mustafa once served as political minister counselor at the United States embassy in India, and has been Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Portugal from July 2016 to January 2017.

Herro Mustafa drew notice for being a Muslim former refugee serving the Donald Trump administration.

In June 2019, President Donald Trump nominated Herro Mustafa to be the United States ambassador to Bulgaria.

Herro Mustafa's nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on September 26,2019.

Herro Mustafa presented her credentials to President Rumen Radev on October 18,2019.

Herro Mustafa's nomination was confirmed by voice vote on November 1,2023.

Herro Mustafa has been nominated for the Department of State Human Rights and Democracy Achievement award and has received the Superior Honor Award and Meritorious Honor Award for her work.

In 2021, Herro Mustafa was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award.

Herro Mustafa is married to Ravneesh Garg with whom she has had two daughters, Ariana and Ashna.