Margaret Scobey

Margaret Scobey
Margaret Scobey
Margaret Scobey
United States Ambassador to Egypt
In office
2008–2011
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
Succeeded by Anne W. Patterson
Political Counselor in Baghdad
In office
2006–2007
United States Ambassador to Syria
In office
2003–2005
Preceded by Theodore H. Kattouf
Succeeded by Stephen A. Seche
Personal details
Profession Diplomat

Margaret Scobey (born c. 1949 Memphis, Tennessee) is an American diplomat, and the United States Ambassador to Egypt. [1]

Biography

She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1967.[2] She earned her B.A. and M.A. of History from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She pursued doctoral studies in History at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Ms. Scobey served as a member of the embassies to many Middle and Near Eastern countries. She was Deputy Chief of Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 2001 to November 2003, before receiving her first appointment, as ambassador to Syria. She was recalled in 2005 after the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. She was Political Counselor in Baghdad, from 2006 to 2007.[3] In February 2008, she was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Egypt.[4]

In February 2011, she spoke with Mohamed ElBaradei,[5] telling him:

The U.S. is interested in a political change in Egypt, but that the US government won't dictate the path which Cairo must follow.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/061/000121695/
  2. ^ Sullivan, Bartholomew (January 31, 2011). "Ambassador, a former Memphian, describes events in Egypt as 'pretty unpredictable'". The Commercial Appeal. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jan/31/ambassador-former-memphian-describes-events-egypt/?print=1. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Her Excellency Margaret Scobey". Washington Diplomat. http://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2859:ambassador-margaret-scobey&catid=196:profiles&Itemid=229. 
  4. ^ "Ambassador Margaret Scobey". Embassy of the United States, Cairo Egypt. http://egypt.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. 
  5. ^ "Obama to Mubarak: Orderly transition 'must begin now'". USA Today. February 1 2011. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/02/obama-calls-special-egypt-meeting/1. 
  6. ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4022483,00.html

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Theodore H. Kattouf
United States Ambassador to Syria
2004-2005
Succeeded by
Stephen A. Seche
Preceded by
Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Egypt
2008-2011
Succeeded by
Anne W. Patterson

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