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Deputy Chief of Mission

Deputy Chief of Mission Sarah Penhune

Sarah Penhune (U.S. Embassy Dushanbe)

Sarah Penhune

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1992, Ms. Penhune has served in Moldova, Fiji, Sinai, Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Athens, Tripoli, and Astana as well as Washington.  In her most recent assignments, she served as Management Counselor in Astana, and from 2005-07 served as part of the team that re-opened Embassy Tripoli.  In Washington, she served on the OSCE desk during the Kosovo crisis, and thereafter was a member of the Multinational Force and Observers’ U.S. team in the Sinai Peninsula.  She speaks Tajiki, Russian, French and Romanian.

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1992, Ms. Penhune has served in Moldova, Fiji, Sinai, Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Athens, Tripoli, and Astana as well as Washington.  In her most recent assignments, she served as Management Counselor in Astana, and from 2005-07 served as part of the team that re-opened Embassy Tripoli.  

In Washington, she served on the OSCE desk during the Kosovo crisis, and thereafter was a member of the Multinational Force and Observers’ U.S. team in the Sinai Peninsula.  She speaks Tajiki, Russian, French and Romanian.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Penhune worked as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, and as a research associate at a small defense strategy consulting firm.  She has a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and an M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  Ms. Penhune is originally from a small town outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Penhune worked as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, and as a research associate at a small defense strategy consulting firm.  She has a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and an M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  Ms. Penhune is originally from a small town outside of Boston, Massachusetts.