Pamela Tremont Explained

Pamela Tremont
Ambassador From:	United States
Country:	Zimbabwe
President:	Joe Biden
Term Start:	July 17, 2024
Predecessor:	Brian A. Nichols
Nationality:	American
Education:	Baylor University (BA, MA) Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (MA)

Pamela Marie Tremont^[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe since 2024.

Early life and education

Tremont earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Baylor University and a master's degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School at the National Defense University.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Tremont is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. She was previously deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, serving as its Chargé d'affaires for 18 months. Previously, Tremont worked in the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine as well as the U.S. embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. Other assignments include deputy director for NATO Policy in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, the political/economic counselor at the U.S. embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, and a political military officer in the U.S. embassy in London, United Kingdom. Tremont also served as a political military officer at the U.S. embassy in Ankara, Turkey, as a desk officer for South Africa in the Bureau of African Affairs, and as a watch officer in the State Department's Operations Center.

U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe

On June 22, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Tremont to be the next ambassador to Zimbabwe. Her nomination was returned to President Biden on January 3, 2023 as no action was taken on it for the rest of the year.^[4]

President Biden renominated Tremont the same day. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 1, 2023. The committee favorably reported her nomination on May 3, 2023.^[5] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on May 2, 2024 and sworn in as ambassador on June 10, 2024.^[6] She presented her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on July 17, 2024.^[7]

Personal life

Tremont speaks French and Turkish.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protocol Department . Stockholm Diplomatic List . 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731071400/https://www.government.se/4a2369/contentassets/fbe729b57a7b4cd8a6cc2ebb882fff02/stockholm-diplomatic-list-29-july-2022.pdf . July 31, 2022.
2. Web site: President Biden Announces Key Nominees . The White House . 23 June 2022 . 22 June 2022.
3. Web site: May . Marianne . Baylor Alumna Speaks On Life In The Foreign Service . Baylor University Media and Public Relations . 4 January 2023 . 10 October 2003.
4. Web site: 22 June 2022 . PN2273 - Nomination of Pamela M. Tremont for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . 23 June 2022 . www.congress.gov.
5. Web site: PN55 — Pamela M. Tremont — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024) . US Congress . 5 January 2023.
6. Web site: 6 June 2024 . PN1346 — Pamela M. Tremont — Department of State . www.congress.gov.
7. 1813542424540860667 . USEmbZim . “It is an honor & a privilege to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to #Zimbabwe. My goal is to continue to support Zimbabwean people as they build a more democratic & prosperous future…with whom we can partner as we confront global challenges.” - U.S. Amb. Pamela Tremont #diplomacy . July 17, 2024.