Angela P. Aggeler

Angela Price Aggeler is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to North Macedonia.

Angela Aggeler
United States Ambassador to North Macedonia
Assumed office
November 8, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byKate Marie Byrnes
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Utah

Early life and education

Aggeler is a graduate of the University of Utah.[1]

Career

Aggeler is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. She served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, previously serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim there. Aggeler formerly served as Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France; Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, D.C., and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Press and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Press and Public Diplomacy. Before that, she was Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Previous assignments include Public Affairs Officer at the American Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia; Cultural and Press Attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam; Spokesperson for the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the State Department; and assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France and U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Aggeler worked for the State Department at U.S. Embassies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Budapest, Hungary, as well as the Consulate General in Madras, India. Earlier in her career, she worked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Central African Republic.

Ambassador to North Macedonia

On May 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Aggeler to be the next U.S Ambassador to North Macedonia.[1] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 28, 2022. Her nomination was favorably reported by the committee on August 3, 2022. Aggeler was confirmed by the full Senate on August 4, 2022, via voice vote.[2] She presented her credentials to President Stevo Pendarovski on November 8, 2022.[3]

Awards and recognitions

Aggeler has won numerous State Department awards, including the Assistant Secretary's Award for Excellence in 2006 and the Mildred Sinclaire Award for Language (in Hindi, 2000).[4]

Languages

Aggeler speaks French, Macedonian, and some Hindi.[1]

References
  1. "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. "PN2202 — Angela Price Aggeler — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. @USAmbNMacedonia (November 8, 2022). "A great honor to present my letter of credence to President @SPendarovski. I am proud to represent @POTUS and the American people as the U.S. Ambassador to North Macedonia. Looking forward to strengthening the relationship between our countries as Allies & partners" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Angela Price Aggeler". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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