Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Wendy R. Sherman swore in Julie Chung as Ambassador to Sri Lanka yesterday.
Taking to twitter, Sherman said, “Ambassador Chung’s distinguished State Department career & exceptional leadership make her the perfect choice to represent the American people & advance the U.S.-Sri Lanka partnership. I look forward to continuing our work together,”
Chung is from Huntington Beach, California and joined the Foreign Service in 1996. She received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California San Diego and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University. Her foreign languages include Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Khmer.