| Matthew T. Harrington | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Lesotho |
| Term Start: | October 18, 2014 |
| Term End: | January 20, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Michele Thoren Bond |
| Successor: | Rebecca E. Gonzales |
| Nationality: | American |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Lee University (BA) |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
Matthew T. Harrington (born in 1966)[1] is an American diplomat who is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service[2] and a former United States Ambassador to Lesotho.[3] [4]
Harrington was born in 1966. Harrington earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Lee University, Washington.
He has two children.
Harrington started his career in 1988 as a Peace Corps member in Zouerate, Mauritania and later served as a Program Associate with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in 1990. Harrington joined the Foreign Service in 1991 and he occupied various positions. He was appointed as the Consular Officer at the United States embassy in Accra, Ghana. In 1995, he served as the political officer in the United States Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. Thereafter, Harrington worked as the Watch Officer in the Operation's Center in Washington and also worked with the Bureau of African Affairs as the Sudan Desk Officer in 1998. In 2000, Harrington was appointed to serve at the United States Embassy in Zimbabwe as the Political Officer. Subsequently, he served as the Assistant to the Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Togo and also in Namibia. He occupied the position of the Foreign Policy Advisor to the General Commanding the United States Army in San Antonio, Texas.[5]
From 2014 to 2017, he was the Ambassador of the United States to Lesotho appointed by the United States Senate.[6]