Linda Swartz Taglialatela Explained

Linda Taglialatela
Office:United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda
Term Start:February 12, 2016
Term End:December 27, 2023[1]
Predecessor:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor:Roger F. Nyhus
Office1:United States Ambassador to Barbados
Term Start1:February 1, 2016
Term End1:December 27, 2023
Predecessor1:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor1:Roger F. Nyhus
Office2:United States Ambassador to Dominica
Term Start2:March 2, 2016
Term End2:December 27, 2023
Predecessor2:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor2:Roger F. Nyhus
Office3:United States Ambassador to Grenada
Term Start3:February 3, 2016
Term End3:December 27, 2023
Predecessor3:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor3:Roger F. Nyhus
Office4:United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis
Term Start4:February 1, 2016
Term End4:December 27, 2023
Predecessor4:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor4:Roger F. Nyhus
Office5:United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia
Term Start5:February 1, 2016
Term End5:December 27, 2023
Predecessor5:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor5:Roger F. Nyhus
Office6:United States Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Term Start6:February 1, 2016
Term End6:December 27, 2023
Predecessor6:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor6:Roger F. Nyhus
Office7:Special Representative to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Term Start7:February 1, 2016
Term End7:December 27, 2023
Predecessor7:Larry Leon Palmer
Successor7:Roger F. Nyhus
Birth Date:22 October 1949
Alma Mater:State University of New York at Oneonta (BA)
Virginia Tech (MBA)

Linda Swartz Taglialatela (born October 22, 1949) is a diplomat and she was United States Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2015.[2] On February 1, 2016, she presented her credentials to Sir Elliott Belgrave, the then Governor-General of Barbados.[3]

Early life and education

Taglialatela was born Linda Swartz to Anne and Leon E. Swartz, a veteran and I.B.M. employee. She grew up in Broome County, New York. In 1967 she graduated from Vestal High School.[4] She completed her undergraduate studies in 1971 at the State University of New York at Oneonta, where she was awarded a B.A. in economics. She earned her M.B.A. from Virginia Tech.

Career

Taglialatela began a career in the public sector in 1973 as a management analyst at the Government Accountability Office. She joined the Foreign Service in 1979. As part of her assignment in the Office of the Inspector General, she inspected dozens of embassies and consulates.[5]

In 1987, Taglialatela accepted an assignment at the embassy in Berne, Switzerland. Two years later, she returned to Washington, D.C. to join the Office of Resource Management and Organization Analysis. In 2002 she became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Human Resources.[6]

In 2016, she began her role as ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[7] By March 2016 she had begun touring her region and presenting her credentials.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 27, 2023 . Farewell Message from Ambassador Linda Taglialatela .
  2. http://barbados.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html Linda S. Taglialatela, Chief of the U.S. Mission to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS
  3. http://news.sunybroome.edu/buzz/suny-broome-alumna-becomes-u-s-ambassador/ SUNY Broome alumna becomes U.S. ambassador
  4. http://www.oneontaalumni.com/s/885/index.aspx?sid=885&gid=1&pgid=2126 Linda Swartz Taglialatela '71 is to be sworn in as Ambassador
  5. http://news.sunybroome.edu/buzz/suny-broome-alumna-becomes-u-s-ambassador/ SUNY Broome alumna becomes U.S. ambassador
  6. http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/us-ambassador-to-barbados-who-is-linda-swartz-taglialatela-151114 U.S. Ambassador to Barbados: Who Is Linda Swartz Taglialatela?
  7. http://wnbf.com/vestal-native-to-be-sworn-in-as-u-s-ambassador/ Vestal Native To Be Sworn In As U.S. Ambassador
  8. http://iamcaribbean.com/community/2016/02/22/new-us-ambassador-upbeat-about-us-caribbean-relations/ New US ambassador upbeat about US-Caribbean relations