Erica Barks-Ruggles
Erica Barks-Ruggles | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
Senior Bureau Official | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – December 21, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Antony Blinken |
| Preceded by | Pamela D. Pryor |
| Succeeded by | Michele J. Sison |
| United States Ambassador to Rwanda | |
| In office January 26, 2015 – March 15, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Donald W. Koran |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Vrooman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erica Barks 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Taylor Ruggles |
| Education | Anoka High School |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
Erica Jean Barks-Ruggles (born 1967) is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Rwanda. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in November 2014. On July 14, 2023, she was appointed as the Head of the U.S. Mission to UNESCO.