Judy Rising Reinke

Judy Rising Reinke is an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to Montenegro.^[2]

Judy Rising Reinke
United States Ambassador to Montenegro
Incumbent
Assumed office December 20, 2018
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Margaret A. Uyehara
Personal details
Born	Judy Jeanne Rising[1]
Spouse	Edwin Reinke
Children	1
Alma mater	Smith College (B.A.) Princeton University (M.P.A.)

Education

Reinke received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and a Master of Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1983.^[1][2]

Career

Ms. Reinke is a career member of the Foreign Commercial Service. She has been working as a strategist and advocate for the Commerce Department since 1983.^[3] She worked on missions across the world, primarily in Europe and Southeast Asia. She has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service/Global Markets division. She has served at six United States Missions overseas, including leading the operations of the Foreign Commercial Service in India, the Philippines, and Thailand.^[4] She holds the rank of Career Minister in the Foreign Commercial Service.^[5]

United States Ambassador to Montenegro

On July 27, 2018, President Trump nominated Reinke to be the next United States Ambassador to Montenegro.^[4] On September 6, 2018, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.^[6] She presented her credentials to the President of Montenegro on December 20, 2018.^[7] Reinke is the first female foreign service officer from the Department of Commerce to be confirmed as Chief of Mission.^[2] In October, 2019, Reinke and the US Embassy hosted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the first Secretary of State to visit Montenegro since its independence in 2006.^[8]

Personal life

Reinke is married to Edwin Reinke and has a daughter.^[9] She speaks German, French, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai.^[4]

See also

• List of ambassadors of the United States
• List of ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump

References

1. "Graduate Alumni Records, 1960-1989". Princeton University Archives. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. "Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke". State Department. 4 December 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
3. "Judy Rising Reinke". export.gov. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
4. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. "Reinke, Judy Rising - Montenegro - September 2018". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
6. "PN2349 — Judy Rising Reinke — Department of State". United States Congress. September 6, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
7. "Judy Rising Reinke, presented diplomatic credentials to President of Montenegro Milo Djukanović". State Department. December 20, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
8. "Secretary Pompeo Visits Montenegro". U.S. Embassy in Montenegro. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
9. "Statement by Judy Rising Reinke" (PDF). The White House. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Margaret A. Uyehara	United States Ambassador to Montenegro 2018–present	Incumbent