Joan A. Polaschik

Joan Polaschik
Director of the Foreign Service Institute
In office
May 20, 2022  March 3, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDaniel Bennett Smith
Succeeded byMaria E. Brewer (acting)
16th United States Ambassador to Algeria
In office
October 29, 2014  April 27, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byHenry Ensher
Succeeded byJohn Desrocher
Personal details
Born1969 (age 5556)
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Georgetown University (MS)

Joan A. Polaschik (born 1969) is a diplomat who had served as Director of the Foreign Service Institute. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Algeria from 2014 to 2017.