Michele J. Sison is a United States Ambassador and a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE). Ambassador Sison has two teenage daughters. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on May 6 2004 and sworn in by Secretary of State Powell on July 12 2004.

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  • Michele J. Sison is a United States Ambassador and a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE). Ambassador Sison has two teenage daughters. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on May 6 2004 and sworn in by Secretary of State Powell on July 12 2004. Prior to her appointment to the UAE, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South Asian Affairs, charged with providing broad policy oversight of U.S. relations with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Ambassador Sison's overseas assignments include service as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires, i.e. at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan (1999-2002) and as consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India (1996-1999). She also served at the U.S. Missions in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1996); Douala, Cameroon (1991-1993); Cotonou, Benin (1988-1991); Lome, Togo (1984-1988); and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1982-1984), as well as in Washington. Ambassador Sison is the recipient of numerous U.S. Department of State awards for exceptional service. She shortly served as the Chargé D'Affairs of Lebanon before officially becoming the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon in June 2008. She has two daughters in college.
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  • Michele J. Sison is a United States Ambassador and a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE). Ambassador Sison has two teenage daughters. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on May 6 2004 and sworn in by Secretary of State Powell on July 12 2004.
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  • Michele J. Sison
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