President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Key Role for the Department of State The White House

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lisa Peterson to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Burundi. Lisa Peterson, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Burundi Lisa Peterson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor, currently serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Previously, Peterson served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini. Prior to that, she served as the Director of the Office of Multilateral and Global Affairs…