| Karen L. Williams | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Suriname |
| President: | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Term Start: | November 20, 2018 |
| Term End: | November 3, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Edwin R. Nolan |
| Birth Place: | Springfield, Missouri |
| Alma Mater: | Drury College (B.A.) National War College (M.S.) |
Karen Lynn Williams is an American diplomat and she was United States Ambassador to Suriname.[1]
Williams received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College and a Master of Science from the National War College.
Ms. Williams is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She has been working for the State Department since 1991.[2] She has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Guyana, Senior Advisor at the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and has worked in U.S. embassies in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Paraguay.[3]
On June 28, 2018, President Trump nominated Williams to be the next United States Ambassador to Suriname. On October 11, 2018, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[4] She presented her credentials to the President of Suriname on November 20, 2018.
Williams speaks Spanish, Russian, and Bosnian.[5]