The Ambassador-designate of the United States, Nicole D. Theriot presented her credentials yesterday to President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the President.
A statement from the US Embassy said that President Joe Biden nominated Theriot as US Ambassador to Guyana on September 7, 2022, and she was confirmed by the US Senate on July 27, 2023.
Theriot served until recently as the Consul General at the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The statement said that she previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Prior to that, she was Director for Immigration and Visa Security at the National Security Council in the White House.