education country predecessor successor birth_name birth_place president religion ambassador_from birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
masters in political science degree in latin american studies bachelor 's degree thailand the philippines ecuador eric g. john darryl n. johnson gwen c. clare glyn linda jewell t. davies harry k. thomas , jr. . kristie anne kenney washington , d.c , united states barack bush obama george w. bush barack obama george w. roman catholicism united states united states united states 24 may 1955 december 25 , 2002 9 , 2010 march 22 , 2006 september william brownfield kristie_kenney_new . jpg kristie kenney
 november 6 , 2005 6 , 2014 november 19 , 2009 july kristie kenney
kristie kenney

kristie kenney -lrb- born may 24 , 1955 in washington , d.c. -rrb- is a career ambassador in the united states foreign service and is a deputy assistant secretary of state .
she previously served as the united states ambassador to the republic of ecuador , as united states ambassador to the philippines , and most recently as united states ambassador to thailand .
she is the first female u.s. ambassador to both countries .
kenney holds a masters degree in latin american studies from tulane university and a bachelor 's degree in political science from clemson university .
in july 2010 , president barack obama nominated kenney as the united states ambassador to the kingdom of thailand .
she was confirmed by the united states senate on september 29 , 2010 .
