Troy D. Fitrell
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Troy Damian Fitrell is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Guinea.
Troy D. Fitrell | |
|---|---|
 Fitrell in 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to Guinea | |
| In office January 19, 2022 – January 20, 2025[1] | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steven Koutsis Chargé d'Affaires |
| Chargé d'Affaires of Mauritius and Chargé d'Affaires of Seychelles | |
| In office February 2011 – November 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Mary Jo Wills |
| Succeeded by | Shari Villarosa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Maryland (BA) National War College (MS) |
Fitrell appointed Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on January 20, 2025
Early life and education
Fitrell earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Maryland and a Master of Science at the National War College.[2]
Career
Fitrell is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor[3]. He has served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Ethiopia and Mauritius,[4] as deputy director of the department’s Office of Southern African Affairs, and as deputy director of the Office of International Security Cooperation in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He was senior advisor to the United States Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes, coordinating U.S. policy on the cross-border security, political, and economic issues in the Great Lakes region. Fitrell served as a Pearson Fellow on the staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and was a watch officer in the Department’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.[2]
Ambassador to Guinea
On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fitrell to be the next United States Ambassador to Guinea.[2][5] On August 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[7] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[8] He assumed office on January 19, 2022.[9]
Personal life
Fitrell speaks French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and Danish.[2]
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