Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former

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and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the

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with responsibility for the Offices of

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Affairs,

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n Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the

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Education

Ayalde earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of International Service at

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and a Master's in Public Health from

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Career

From 2008 to 2011, Liliana Ayalde was the U.S.

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to Asuncion,

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. She arrived in Paraguay June 2008. She had previously served with

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. On July 16, 2012, the

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announced her promotion to Deputy Assistant Secretary in the

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's Western Hemisphere (WHA) Bureau, responsible for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. During her assignment as a Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ambassador Ayalde testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs. From a 2008

bio: On August 1, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Liliana Ayalde's nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. She presented her credentials on October 31, 2013, and served until January 3, 2017. In June 2016, P. Michael McKinley was nominated to succeed Ayalde as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.McKinley, Peter Michael - Federative Republic of Brazil - June 2016
/ref> He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2016, and formally replaced Ayalde on January 11, 2017.

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* , - 1956 births American University School of International Service alumni Living people People from Baltimore Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay Ambassadors of the United States to Brazil American women ambassadors 21st-century American women {{US-diplomat-stub