American diplomat (born 1968)
Bathsheba "Sheba" Nell Crocker
(born 1968)
[1]
is an American diplomat who is currently serving as the
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
. She previously served as
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
from 2014 to 2017.
[2]
Education
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The daughter of
Chester Crocker
,
[3]
Crocker received a
Bachelor of Arts
from
Stanford University
, a
Master of Arts
from the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
, and a
Juris Doctor
from
Harvard Law School
.
[2]
Career
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Crocker was an International Affairs Fellow at the
Council on Foreign Relations
from 2002 to 2003.
[2]
From 2003 to 2005, Crocker worked at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies
on the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project as a fellow and co-director.
[2]
[4]
Crocker was also the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, from 2005 to 2007.
[4]
Afterwards, she was the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support at the UN Peacebuilding Support Office, from 2007 to 2008. From 2008 to 2009, Crocker was a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer for International Affairs at the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
.
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Crocker most recently served in several positions at the
U.S. Department of State
, including as a Senior Adviser to the
Secretary of State
, as the Principal Deputy Director in the
Office of Policy Planning
under
Jake Sullivan
, and as Chief of Staff to
Deputy Secretary of State
James Steinberg
.
[2]
[4]
Crocker has also previously served as an attorney-adviser for the Office of the
Legal Adviser of the Department of State
; as deputy U.S. special representative for Southeast Europe Affairs at the
U.S. Embassy in Rome
, Italy; and as the executive assistant to the
Deputy National Security Advisor
for the
National Security Council
at the
White House
. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at
Johns Hopkins University
,
George Washington University
, and
American University
.
[2]
Crocker was confirmed by the
United States Senate
on September 18, 2014, and was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs the next day on September 19, 2014.
[1]
[5]
After leaving the Department of State in January 2017, Crocker joined
CARE USA
as their vice president for humanitarian policy and practice.
In November 2020, Crocker was named a volunteer member of the
Joe Biden presidential transition
Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the
United States Department of State
and the
United States Mission to the United Nations
.
[6]
Ambassador to the UN in Geneva
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On June 24, 2021, President
Joe Biden
nominated Crocker to serve as the next
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
.
[7]
Hearings on her nomination were held before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
on September 15, 2021. The committee favorably reported the nomination on October 19, 2021. Crocker was confirmed by the entire Senate on December 18, 2021, via
voice vote
.
[8]
Crocker was sworn in on December 21, 2021, and presented her credentials on January 18, 2022.
[9]
References
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"Bathsheba Nell Crocker (1968–)"
. U.S. Department of State,
Office of the Historian
. September 19, 2014
. Retrieved
November 28,
2015
.
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"Bathsheba Nell Crocker"
.
U.S. Department of State
. September 19, 2014
. Retrieved
November 28,
2015
.
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Heil, Emily (2021-12-06).
"Obama nominee is following in father's footsteps"
.
Washington Post
. Retrieved
2023-10-27
.
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a
b
c
"Names: Sheba Crocker is the new #2 at State's Policy Planning shop"
.
Foreign Policy
. March 15, 2011
. Retrieved
November 28,
2015
.
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"PN1107 ? Bathsheba Nell Crocker ? Department of State"
.
United States Congress
. September 18, 2014
. Retrieved
November 28,
2015
.
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"Agency Review Teams"
.
President-Elect Joe Biden
. Archived from
the original
on 28 August 2022
. Retrieved
10 November
2020
.
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"President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations"
.
The White House
. 24 June 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2022
.
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"PN776 ? Bathsheba Nell Crocker ? Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)"
.
US Congress
. Retrieved
19 January
2022
.
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"Arrival Message from Ambassador Sheba Crocker"
. United States Departmment of State. 2022-01-18
. Retrieved
2022-01-20
.
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