Marie L. Yovanovitch

Marie Yovanovitch commands my genuine respect. A Montreal-born, Princeton-educated American diplomat who rose through the Foreign Service to serve as ambassador and senior State Department official, she built a career on principle in a profession where principle is constantly tested. I am drawn to people who hold their line under pressure rather than chase the spotlight, and her record reads as exactly that kind of quiet steel. That she reached the heights of representing a nation abroad, from an immigrant family background, makes her story feel less like a resume and more like a statement of character. Worth recording with care.

Name (English)

Marie L. Yovanovitch

Name (Japanese)

マリー・ヨバノビッチ

Reading

まりー・よばのびっち

Born

November 11, 1958 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Occupation

diplomat / civil servant

University

Princeton University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%90%E3%83%8E%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

Tags

• Quebec
• diplomat
• civil servant

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.