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Marie L. Yovanovitch

マリー・ヨバノビッチ　/　まりー・よばのびっち

Diplomat from Canada

November 11, 1958 (age 67)　・　Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Quebec
diplomat
civil servant

My Take

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.

Overview

Marie Louise "Masha" Yovanovitch (born November 11, 1958) is a Canadian-American former diplomat and retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She served in multiple State Department posts, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2004–2005), U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2005–2008), U.S.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: diplomat / civil servant

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Princeton University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

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

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