Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón

United States ambassador

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón (born January 2, 1975) is a Dominican-American lawyer and politician. She was the United States Ambassador to Spain from 2022 to 2024. She was the chief of staff to First Lady Jill Biden from 2021 until 2022. From March 2012 until December 2014, she was United States ambassador to Uruguay from 2012 until 2014.

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón
United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
In office
February 2, 2022 – July 12, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDuke Buchan
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
In office
January 20, 2021 – January 7, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byStephanie Grisham
Succeeded byVacant
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
May 9, 2012 – December 10, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid D. Nelson
Succeeded byKelly Keiderling
Personal details
Born (1975-01-02) January 2, 1975 (age 49)
Salcedo, Dominican Republic
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MPhil)
Columbia University (JD)

She is a former deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State.

President Biden nominated her to be the next United States Ambassador to Spain on July 27, 2021, being confirmed on December 18, 2021.[1] She resigned in July 2024 and rejoined her previous law firm Winston & Strawn.[2]

References

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  1. "PN938 — Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. "U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Julissa Reynoso Rejoins Winston & Strawn". finance.yahoo.com. July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.