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Virginia E. Palmer will replace Stephanie Sullivan as the United States Ambassador to Ghana. Sullivan had held this position since January of 2019 and concluded her duty tour in April of 2022.
Palmer is an experienced diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to being confirmed as Ambassador to Ghana, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources.
“I am confident that Ambassador Virginia Palmer will continue to water the seedlings we planted in my time, as well as plant new crops,” said outgoing Ambassador Sullivan of her successor.
