Yael Lempert
Yael Lempert | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Jordan | |
| In office September 3, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Henry T. Wooster |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office August 31, 2021 – May 31, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Joey R. Hood |
| Succeeded by | Barbara A. Leaf |
| U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to the United Kingdom | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – August 1, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Woody Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Philip T. Reeker (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1974 |
| Spouse |
Andrea Catalano di Melilli
(m. 2008) |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) |
| Awards | National Security Council Outstanding Service Award (2017) Presidential Rank Award (2019) |
Yael Lempert (born January 16, 1974) is an American diplomat served as the United States ambassador to Jordan from September 2023 to January 2025. Lempert is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, having served in various roles including Senior Director for the Levant, Israel, and Egypt at the National Security Council, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London. In 2023, she was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate to be the ambassador to Jordan.