Lisa A. Johnson

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Lisa Anne Johnson
Johnson in 2024
United States Ambassador to Lebanon
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2024
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Dorothy Shea
United States Ambassador to Namibia
In office February 21, 2018 – July 2, 2021
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Thomas F. Daughton
Succeeded by	Randy W. Berry
United States Ambassador to the Bahamas Charge d'affaires
In office July 9, 2014 – November 9, 2017
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	John W. Dinkelman (Charge d'affaires)
Succeeded by	James Herren (Charge d'affaries)
Personal details
Born	Lisa Anne Johnson 1967 (age 56–57)
Education	Stanford University Columbia University National War College

Lisa Anne Johnson (born 1967) is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Lebanon. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and education

Johnson earned Master's degrees from the National War College and Columbia University, as well as a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.

Career

Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serving as the deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Johnson previously served the United States Ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021 and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2017. Her overseas posts have included time at U.S. embassies in Beirut, Lebanon; Islamabad, Pakistan; Luanda, Angola; and Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson was also posted to the Office of the Secretary General of NATO in Brussels, Belgium. She has also served as a senior official at the U.S. State Department, National Security Council and Vice President's Office.

US Ambassador to Namibia

On October 5, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Johnson to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia. She served in this role from 2018 to 2021.

US ambassador to Lebanon

On February 13, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Johnson to be the next ambassador to Lebanon. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 16, 2023. Her nomination was favorably reported to the Senate floor on June 1, 2023. She was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on December 14, 2023. She arrived in Lebanon on January 11, 2024. She is awaiting the presentation of her credentials.

Personal life

Johnson speaks French and Portuguese.