Ambassador Ayalde joins us as part of The Diplomacy Initiative, led by Vice Provost for Global Affairs, Barbara Stephenson.

About Ambassador Ayalde: “Previously, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil (2013-16), overseeing a robust bilateral and global policy agenda which included political, economic and security issues. She led the U.S. support to the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the 2016 Paralympic Games hosted by Brazil. Prior, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, overseeing bilateral relations with Central America, the Caribbean and Cuba. She was also the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Latin American and Caribbean Bureau for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), guiding high priority development assistance in Mexico, Haiti and Central America. Following her assignment as USAID Mission Director in Colombia, where she had responsibility for the development assistance portfolio under Plan Colombia, she was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. She also held assignments in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Bolivia with USAID.”