Natalie E. Brown

Natalie E. Brown
United States Ambassador to Uganda
In office
November 17, 2020  August 30, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byChristopher Krafft
(Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.)
United States Ambassador to Eritrea
In office
September 23, 2016  November 25, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byLouis Mazel
Succeeded bySteven C. Walker
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorgetown University (B.S.)
U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (M.S.)
OccupationDiplomat

Natalie E. Brown is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor. In 2019, she was nominated to be the Ambassador to Uganda, and her nomination was confirmed on August 6, 2020. She arrived in Uganda the weekend of October 31, 2020 and presented her credentials on November 17, 2020. She previously served as the Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara, Eritrea from September 2016 to November 2019.

Brown earned a Bachelor of Science from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1988 and was awarded her Master of Science from the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 1999.