Mary Ann Casey
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Mary Ann Casey is a retired career Foreign Service Officer
and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria
(1991–1994) and Tunisia
(1994–1997).
Ambassador Casey graduated with a degree in international relations from the University of Colorado at Boulder
in 1970, and spent most of her overseas career in northern Africa
. Her first assignment was as vice consul and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco
; her most recent overseas position was Ambassador to Tunisia
. In between, she spent time as a Watch Officer in the State Department Operations Center
, desk officer for Iraq
, as a Hoover Institution
National Fellow at Stanford, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
, and as the Ambassador to Algeria
.
Upon returning from Tunisia, Ambassador Casey became the State Department's "Diplomat in Residence" at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she helped establish the Smith Hall International Program, chaired the International Affairs committee of the University's Conference on World Affairs
, and taught several courses on international relations.
Her foreign languages include Arabic and French
.
Foreign Service Officer
A Foreign Service Officer is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. As diplomats, Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic...
and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria
United States Ambassador to Algeria
The Ambassador of the United States to Algeria is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Algeria....
(1991–1994) and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
(1994–1997).
Ambassador Casey graduated with a degree in international relations from the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in 1970, and spent most of her overseas career in northern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Her first assignment was as vice consul and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
; her most recent overseas position was Ambassador to Tunisia
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Tunisia.-Ambassadors:*Morris N. Hughes - Career FSO**Title: Chargé d'Affaires**Appointment: June 6, 1956**Presentation of Credentials: June 6, 1956...
. In between, she spent time as a Watch Officer in the State Department Operations Center
Executive Secretariat
The United States Department of State Executive Secretariat is composed of the Executive Secretary of the Department and four Deputy Executive Secretaries. It is responsible for coordination of the work of the Department of State internally, serving as the liaison between the Department's bureaus...
, desk officer for Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, as a Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
National Fellow at Stanford, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research is an intelligence bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services , it was transferred to the State Department at the end of World War II...
, and as the Ambassador to Algeria
United States Ambassador to Algeria
The Ambassador of the United States to Algeria is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Algeria....
.
Upon returning from Tunisia, Ambassador Casey became the State Department's "Diplomat in Residence" at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she helped establish the Smith Hall International Program, chaired the International Affairs committee of the University's Conference on World Affairs
Conference on World Affairs
The Conference on World Affairs is hosted annually, around the second week of April, at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.-History:...
, and taught several courses on international relations.
Her foreign languages include Arabic and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.