Mary Ann Casey

Mary Ann Casey (born November 11, 1949) is an American retired diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria (1991–1994)[1] and Tunisia (1994–1997).[2]

Mary Ann Casey
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
In office
July 5, 1994  July 18, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn T. McCarthy
Succeeded byRobin Lynn Raphel
United States Ambassador to Algeria
In office
July 2, 1991  October 19, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byChristopher W.S. Ross
Succeeded byRonald E. Neumann
Personal details
Born (1949-11-11) November 11, 1949
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
ProfessionDiplomat, Career Ambassador

Life and career

Casey was born in Boulder, Colorado on November 11, 1949.[2] She graduated with a degree in international relations from the University of Colorado at Boulder[2] in 1970,[3] 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.[2]

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.[2]

Notes and references

  1. United States Department of State - Chiefs of Mission for Algeria list
  2. US Information Agency. "USIA News Report". US Information Agency.
  3. "George Norlin Award Recipients | Alumni Association". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-26.


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