Sharon L. Cromer
Sharon L. Cromer is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Gambia since March 2022. Early life and education. Cromer was born in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. Career. Cromer was a contracting officer in Senegal, Pakistan, and the Ivory Coast. Cromer served as USAID mission director at the U.S. embassy in Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Cromer has also held several position in Africa. Ambassador to The Gambia. On June 15, 2021, President Joe Biden  nominated Cromer to be the next United States Ambassador to The Gambia. On September 29, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee. On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote. Cromer was sworn into office on January 22, 2022, and she presented her credentials to President of the Gambia Adama Barrow on March 18, 2022.