Charisse Phillips

Charisse Phillips is an American diplomat currently serving as the United States' Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia.[1]

Charisse Phillips
United States Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia
Assumed office
August 26, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBruce Williamson
Personal details
BornFlorida
Spouse(s)Gregory Phillips
Children2
EducationCollege of William and Mary
University of Virginia

Biography

Charisse Phillips was born in Florida.[2] Phillips holds a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and in Government from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, and Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. She is married to retired Foreign Service Officer Gregory Phillips. They have two sons. Her primary foreign languages are German and Spanish.

Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia (2020–present)

Charisse Phillips joined the Foreign Service in 1986, after working at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, with her subsequent postings included Madrid, Spain; Hamburg, Germany, and San Salvador, El Salvador. Phillips completed an assignment as Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs in New Delhi, India. Prior to that she served as Senior Advisor for Hostage Affairs in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, at the Department of State. She served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Guatemala City, from 2014 to 2017, and as the Deputy Principal Officer in Frankfurt, Germany, from 2011 to 2014. Other postings include Assessor in the Office of the Board of Examiners; Consul General in Lima, Peru, and in Vienna, Austria; and Director of the Office of Fraud Prevention Programs.

On August 26, 2020, she arrived in La Paz as the Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia.[3] She headed the Presidential Deligation to the inauguration of Luis Arce on November 8 and expressed optimism in bilateral relations with the Arce administration despite "differences."[4][5] On 10 December 2020, Phillips met with Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta and discussed rapprochement between the two countries and the building of a "respectful relationship between our countries and expanding business opportunities."[6]

References
  1. "Chargée d'Affaires Charisse Phillips | U.S. Embassy in Bolivia". web.archive.org. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. "Charisse Phillips - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  3. "Chargé D'Affaires Charisse Phillips arrives in Bolivia". U.S. Embassy in Bolivia. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  4. "EEUU espera profundizar el diálogo con Bolivia pese a las diferencias". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  5. "President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to Plurinational State of Bolivia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Arce Catacora". The White House. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  6. "Bolivia espera que Biden asuma y tiene buena relación con Rusia". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-14.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Bruce Williamson		 United States Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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