Ambassador Lisa Kubiske

Ambassador Lisa Kubiske. (State Dept. Photo)

Lisa Kubiske is a United States diplomat with experience in Latin America, China/Hong Kong, and Washington, DC.  Prior to her nomination as Ambassador, Mrs. Kubiske served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Mission in Brazil.

Earlier assignments include service as Western Hemisphere Economics Director at the State Department; Deputy Chief of Mission in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Officer in the State Department's Operations Center and Secretariat Staff; Investment Director and Negotiator at the United States Trade Representative's Office (USTR); chief of the Economic-Political Section at the United States Consulate General in Hong Kong; and additional work in Shanghai, China and in Mexico, DF, Mexico.

She was awarded the State Department's highest honor, a Valor Award, for her coordination of U.S. search teams following the major Mexican earthquakes of September 1985.  She has earned other awards as well, including a Superior Honor Award for her work as DCM in Santo Domingo and, most recently, Superior Honor awards for her participation in the public outreach campaign on behalf of the United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement and her efforts on behalf of the United States-Brazil biofuels cooperation.

Ms. Kubiske holds a Bachelor's Degree from Brandeis University and a Masters of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree from Georgetown University.  She spent her undergraduate junior year abroad at Universidad La Catolica in Lima, Peru.