Judith G. Garber | |
Office: | United States Ambassador to Cyprus |
President: | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Term Start: | March 18, 2019 |
Term End: | December 22, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Kathleen A. Doherty |
Successor: | Julie D. Fisher |
Office2: | United States Ambassador to Latvia |
President2: | Barack Obama |
Term Start2: | August 14, 2009 |
Term End2: | July 9, 2012 |
Predecessor2: | Charles W. Larson Jr. |
Successor2: | Mark Pekala |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1961 |
Spouse: | Paul Wisgerhof |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Georgetown University |
Judith Gail Garber (September 27, 1961 – May 4, 2024) was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Cyprus from 2019 to 2022.[1] She previously served as the United States ambassador to Latvia and as the acting assistant secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science at the State Department.[2]
Garber was a career Foreign Service Officer since 1984. She was the ambassador to Latvia from 2009 to 2012, and prior to that served in a variety of foreign and domestic posts, including economic counselor in Madrid and director of North Central Europe in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. In August 2018, Garber was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States ambassador to Cyprus.[3] Prior to becoming Ambassador to Cyprus, she served as acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science at the Department of State.
Garber obtained her bachelor's degree in international economics from the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[4] [5] She was married with two children. Garber spoke Spanish, Hebrew, Czech and Latvian.
Garber died on May 4, 2024, at the age of 62.[6]