Jean Elizabeth Manes
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
March 30, 2016[1] – July 31, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMari Carmen Aponte
Succeeded byRonald D. Johnson
Personal details
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Alma materLiberty University
American University

Jean Elizabeth Manes (born 1970)[2] is an American diplomat who currently serves as the Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor to General Laura J. Richardson, Commander of the United States Southern Command.[3] She is the former United States Ambassador to El Salvador. Manes was nominated by President Barack Obama on October 21, 2015, and confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2015.[4]

Manes is the nominee to be the next US Ambassador to Colombia.

Early life and education

Manes is a native of Pompano Beach, Florida. Her parents, Roger and Betty Manes, built a family business.[5] Manes attended Highlands Christian Academy through high school, graduating in 1988.[6] She attended Liberty University as an undergraduate, where she played volleyball and coached the men's club volleyball team. She earned her bachelor's degree in Foreign Policy there in 1992.[7]

Career

Manes began her career in Washington, D.C. She accepted an internship with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Claiborne Pell, and worked for the U.S. Information Agency in Washington, D.C. from 1992 to 1999. During that time, she also attended American University, where she earned a Master's in Public Administration in 1996. Her subsequent assignments in the Foreign Service included ones at U.S. embassies in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Ponta Delgada-Azores, Portugal; and Brasilia, Brazil.

Manes served as Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013, and then accepted a short assignment in Ft. Lauderdale as deputy director of the State Department's Florida Regional Center. She later served as Principal Deputy Coordinator at the Bureau of International Information Programs.

Tenure in El Salvador

In October 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Manes to become U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, and she was confirmed by the Senate in December 2015.[8] She served as ambassador until July 31, 2019.

On May 26, 2021, it was announced that Manes had been designated as Chargé d’affaires ad interim to the Republic of El Salvador.[9] She left the post in November 2021 after indicating that she believed the government of El Salvador was not interested in relations with the United States.[10]

Ambassador to Colombia

On January 3, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Manes to be the ambassador to Colombia.[11] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[12]

Personal life

Manes is married to Héctor R. Cerpa, from Salto, Uruguay, and they have two daughters. In addition to English, Manes speaks Spanish and Portuguese. She is of German and Choctaw descent.[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/manes-jean-elizabeth
  2. ↑ Jean Elizabeth Manes (1970–)
  3. ↑ "Amb. Jean E. Manes". U.S. Southern Command. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jean Elizabeth Manes Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Embassy, El Salvador, accessed May 5, 2016
  5. ↑ Manes testimony U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, December 1, 2015
  6. ↑ HCA Congratulates Graduate Jean Manes (Class Of 1988), Named As U. S. Ambassador To The Republic Of El Salvador HCA, January 29, 2016
  7. ↑ Manes, Jean Elizabeth - Republic of El Salvador - November 2015 U.S. Department of State, November 2015
  8. ↑ Senate confirms bevy of U.S. ambassadors Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine The Washington Examiner, December 9, 2015
  9. ↑ "Appointment of Ambassador Jean Manes to serve as Chargé d'affaires to the Republic of el Salvador".
  10. ↑ Renteria, Nelson (2021-11-22). "U.S. official says El Salvador relations 'paused' for lack of interest". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  11. ↑ The White House (2023-01-03). "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  12. ↑ "PN50 — Jean Elizabeth Manes — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Remarks by Ambassador Jean Manes- Swearing In Ceremony, Washington DC. Embassy of the U.S. El Salvador, March 17, 2016
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