| Lisa Anne Johnson | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Lebanon |
| President: | Joe Biden |
| Term Start: | January 11, 2024[1] |
| Predecessor: | Dorothy Shea |
| Office1: | United States Ambassador to Namibia |
| President1: | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Term Start1: | February 21, 2018 |
| Term End1: | July 2, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas F. Daughton |
| Successor1: | Randy W. Berry |
| Office2: | United States Ambassador to the Bahamas |
| President2: | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Term Start2: | July 9, 2014 |
| Term End2: | November 9, 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | John W. Dinkelman (Charge d'affaires) |
| Successor2: | James Herren (Charge d'affaries) |
| Birth Name: | Lisa Anne Johnson |
| Education: | Stanford University Columbia University National War College |
Lisa Anne Johnson (born 1967) is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Lebanon. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021.
Johnson earned Master's degrees from the National War College and Columbia University, as well as a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.
Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serving as the deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Johnson previously served the United States Ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021[2] and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2017. Her overseas posts have included time at U.S. embassies in Beirut, Lebanon; Islamabad, Pakistan; Luanda, Angola; and Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson was also posted to the Office of the Secretary General of NATO in Brussels, Belgium. She has also served as a senior official at the U.S. State Department, National Security Council and Vice President's Office.[3] [4]
On October 5, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Johnson to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia.[5] She served in this role from 2018 to 2021.[6]
On February 13, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Johnson to be the next ambassador to Lebanon.[7] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 16, 2023. Her nomination was favorably reported to the Senate floor on June 1, 2023. She was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on December 14, 2023.[8] She arrived in Lebanon on January 11, 2024.[9] She is awaiting the presentation of her credentials.
Johnson speaks French and Portuguese.