Jamie Lindler Harpootlian is an American lawyer who has served as the

United States ambassador to Slovenia The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to Slovenia was created after the disbanding of Yugoslavia and the United States recognizing the new nation of Slovenia on April 7, 1992. In August of that year, the American Embassy in Ljubljana ope ...

since 2022.

Education

Harpootlian received a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in political science and art history from

Mary Baldwin University Mary Baldwin University (MBU, formerly Mary Baldwin College) is a private university in Staunton, Virginia. It was founded in 1842 as Augusta Female Seminary. Today, Mary Baldwin University is home to the Mary Baldwin College for Women, a resid ...

in 1981 and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the

Tulane University Law School Tulane University Law School is the law school of Tulane University. It is located on Tulane's Uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 1847, it is the 12th oldest law school in the United States. In addition to the usual common ...

in 1984.

Career

Harpootlian has most recently worked as counsel to the law firm of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A. She previously served as a hearing officer for the

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) was created by an Act of Congress, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101), shortly after 9/11 to compensate the victims of the attack (or their families) in excha ...

and was a career judicial law clerk in the

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United States ambassador to Slovenia

On July 21, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Harpootlian to be the next

. On August 4, 2021, her nomination was sent to the

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. Hearings on her nomination were held before the

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on November 2, 2021. On December 15, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee. On December 18, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by

voice vote In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote (from the Latin ''viva voce'', meaning "live voice") or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies (such as legislatures) in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding vo ...

. She presented her credentials to

President of Slovenia The president of Slovenia, officially the president of the Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Predsednik Republike Slovenije), is the head of state of the Republic of Slovenia. The position was established on 23 December 1991 when the National Assembly (S ...

Borut Pahor Borut Pahor (; born 2 November 1963) is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2008 to February 2012. A longtime member and former presid ...

on February 17, 2022.

Personal life

Harpootlian married

Dick Harpootlian Richard A. Harpootlian (born January 23, 1949) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 20th district. He served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and agai ...

, a politician and lawyer, in 2007. Dick served as the chair of the

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and has been a member of the

South Carolina Senate The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the sa ...

since 2018.

References

External links

Meet Ambassador Harpootlian
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US Embassy in Ljubljana on Youtube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harpootlian, Jamie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Ambassadors of the United States to Slovenia American women ambassadors Biden administration personnel Mary Baldwin University alumni South Carolina lawyers Tulane University Law School alumni American women diplomats Diplomats from South Carolina