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Lisa D. Kenna
Lisa Kenna | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John R. Bass (Acting) |
| 26th and 29th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dereck J. Hogan |
| In office June 15, 2017 – November 18, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph Macmanus |
| Succeeded by | Kamala S. Lakhdhir |
| Acting United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – January 21, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Antony Blinken |
| Succeeded by | Marco Rubio |
| Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research | |
| In office July 5, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Brett Holmgren |
| Succeeded by | Leila Gardner (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office March 22, 2021 – September 8, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Denison Offutt (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John T. McNamara (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Dougherty August 19, 1965 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD) |
Lisa S. Dougherty Kenna[1] (born August 19, 1965)[2] is an American diplomat who has served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State since January 2025. She had served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research from September 11, 2023, to January 20, 2025.[3] She had served as the United States Ambassador to Peru from March 2021 to September 2023.[4][5] She served as Acting Secretary of State for only a day, as Senator Marco Rubio was confirmed by the Senate on the day of her appointment, and was later sworn in on January 21, 2025.[6][7]
- ^ "PN1377 — Foreign Service". April 29, 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Lisa D. Kenna (1965–)". U.S. State Department. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Lisa Kenna". U.S. State Department.
- ^ "✍️ Embajadora de Estados Unidos en Perú presentó sus credenciales". March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Quiero agradecer a todos los peruanos por recibirme en su país con los brazos abiertos. Aunque mi periodo como Embajadora de los Estados Unidos en el Perú ha llegado a su fin, llevaré siempre al pueblo peruano en mi corazón 🇵🇪❤️".
- ^ "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ Foran, Clare (January 20, 2025). "Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state, first Trump Cabinet official to be approved | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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