1. Kristie Anne Kenney was born on May 24,1955 and is an American former senior diplomat who served as the 32nd Counselor of the United States Department of State from 2016 to 2017.
21 Facts About Kristie Kenney
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Kristie Kenney is a recipient of the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award and held the nation's highest diplomatic rank of Career Ambassador in the United States Foreign Service.
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Ambassador Kenney previously served as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, as United States Ambassador to the Philippines, and most recently as United States Ambassador to Thailand.
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Kristie Kenney was the first female US ambassador to the latter two countries.
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Kristie Kenney holds a master's degree in Latin American studies from Tulane University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Clemson University.
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Kristie Kenney was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 29,2010.
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Kristie Kenney served as Executive Secretary of the State Department before becoming senior advisor to the assistant secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.
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Kristie Kenney worked for both Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell and led the State Department's transition team from the Clinton to George W Bush administration.
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Kristie Kenney announced her retirement from the State Department in April 2017.
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Kristie Kenney made similar early visits to engage new governments and leaders in Myanmar, the Philippines, Peru, and Panama.
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Kristie Kenney has undertaken domestic travel, including to discuss careers in public service with young Americans.
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Kristie Kenney was retained in her position for an extra month by the Trump administration to help manage the arrival of Secretary Rex Tillerson and his team.
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Kristie Kenney was confirmed by the US Senate as the first female US Ambassador to Thailand on September 29,2010.
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Kristie Kenney was known in Thailand for her active use of social media for official and personal diplomacy and use of Thai language for social media messages and videos.
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Kristie Kenney was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16,2006, and was sworn into office by Secretary Condoleezza Rice on March 6,2006.
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Kristie Kenney congratulated Philippine authorities for their quick action that led to the arrest of suspects behind the 2007 Batasang Pambansa bombing, and she praised the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority for keeping the capital clean and orderly.
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Kristie Kenney earlier announced a US$3mn grant to the Philippines to help promote family planning in the workplace and American donation of US$38,000 for the preservation of Banaue Rice Terraces.
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Philippine media reported that Kristie Kenney, widely known to have become fond of her post, felt "heartbroken" at the thought of leaving it, quoting her Facebook status update, which reportedly read:.
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Ambassador Kristie Kenney is married to former Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, who is a Career Ambassador.
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Kristie Kenney grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, and obtained a bachelor's degree from Clemson University and a master's degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.
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Kristie Kenney attended the National War College in Washington, DC.