Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield stood at the forefront of Security Council debates on the Gaza crisis. She defended Israel's right to self-defense while utilizing vetoes, yet engaged in rigorous diplomacy to facilitate humanitarian aid and protect civilians amidst heavy international criticism.

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Year	Linda Thomas-Greenfield
1952	Birth of Linda Thomas-Greenfield (Period: November 22, 1952, Location: Baker, Louisiana, United States)
1960	Zachary High School (Age: 7 years old, Period: Late 1960s, Location: Zachary, Louisiana, United States)
1970	Louisiana State University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1970, Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) Bucknell University (Age: 17 years old, Period: Late 1970s to 1982, Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States)
1974	University of Wisconsin–Madison (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1974, Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States)
1980	Diplomatic Postings in Various African Countries (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1980s–2000s, Location: Kenya, The Gambia, Nigeria, Jamaica, etc.)
1982	Political Science Education at Bucknell University (Age: 29 years old, Period: Until 1982, Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States) Joining the US Foreign Service (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1982, Location: United States of America)
1993	Diplomatic Service in Democratic Administrations (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1993–2001, 2009–2017, 2021–2025, Location: United States of America)
2003	Post-Liberian Civil War National Reconstruction (Age: 50 years old, Period: Post-Civil War to 2012, Location: Liberia)
2008	Appointment as US Ambassador to Liberia (Age: 55 years old, Period: August 27, 2008 – February 29, 2012, Location: Monrovia, Liberia)
2012	Appointment as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources at the Department of State (Age: 59 years old, Period: April 2, 2012 – August 2, 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2013	Marriage (Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Lafayette Greenfield, Age: 60 years old, Period: Around 1982 (Mentioned in 2013 Senate Hearing Regarding 31 Years of Support with Spouse), Location: Not Confirmed in Public Information) Appointment as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Age: 60 years old, Period: August 6, 2013 – March 12, 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2014	West African Ebola Epidemic (Age: 61 years old, Period: 2014–2016, Location: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, etc. in West Africa)
2017	Retirement from the Department of State (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2017, Location: United States of America) Activities at the Albright Stonebridge Group (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2017–2020, Location: United States of America) Research Activities at Georgetown University (Age: 64 years old, Period: Fall 2017 – Spring 2019, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2020	COVID-19 pandemic (Age: 67 years old, Period: 2020–2023 (global emergency declaration ended in May 2023), Location: Global locations, across the United States) Participation in the Biden-Harris Transition Team (Age: 67 years old, Period: Late 2020, Location: United States of America)
2021	Appointment and Assumption of Office as US Ambassador to the United Nations (Age: 68 years old, Period: February 23, 2021 – January 2025, Location: New York, United States, and Washington, D.C.)
2024	Assumption of the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (Age: 72 years old, Period: March 2021, May 2022, August 2023, December 2024, Location: New York, United States)
2025	Appointment to the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations (Age: 72 years old, Period: 2025 Onward, Location: New York, United States) Appointment as Senior Advisor at APCO Worldwide (Age: 72 years old, Period: September 2025–, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2026	No Confirmed Major Personal Misconduct or Criminal Incidents (Age: 73 years old, Period: Public Information Available by 2026, Location: No Relevant Information Found)

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The White House	Susan Rice Anita Dunn Joe Biden Kamala Devi Harris Ronald Alan Klain Jeffrey Dunston Zients Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan Stephen John Ricchetti Michael C. Donilon Jennifer Rene Psaki Karine Jean-Pierre Catherine Joan Bedingfield Julie Chávez Rodríguez
Support for Ukraine	Joe Biden Antony Blinken Lloyd Austin Jake Sullivan Victoria Nuland Avril Haines William Burns Janet Yellen Jennifer Granholm Mitch McConnell Michael McCaul
Palestinian problem	Joe Biden Mahmoud Abbas Antony Blinken Lloyd Austin Jake Sullivan Brett McGurk Barbara Leaf Amos Hochstein Robert Malley Linda Thomas-Greenfield Benjamin Netanyahu Isaac Herzog

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