1. Yael Lempert was born on January 16,1974 and is an American diplomat served as the United States ambassador to Jordan from September 2023 to January 2025.
11 Facts About Yael Lempert
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Yael Lempert graduated from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
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Yael Lempert is the daughter of ophthalmologist Philip Lempert and Lesley Lempert who serves on the board of the New York Civil Liberties Union.
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Yael Lempert is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor.
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Yael Lempert was Senior Director for the Levant, Israel, and Egypt at the National Security Council from 2014 to 2017.
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Yael Lempert served as Special Assistant to the President from 2015 to 2017.
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From June 1,2017, until December 2018, Yael Lempert served as acting deputy assistant secretary for Egypt and North Africa.
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Yael Lempert became the acting assistant secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on August 31,2021.
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On January 3,2023, President Joe Biden nominated Yael Lempert to be the ambassador to Jordan.
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Yael Lempert was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on August 9,2023, and presented her credentials to King Abdullah II on September 3,2023.
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Yael Lempert married Italian diplomat Andrea Catalano di Melilli in 2008 at the Italian Embassy in Cairo.