Katherine Canavan
Katherine Hubay Smith Peterson Canavan (born 1949) served as a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer for 35 years. She retired in November 2011 and has since supported a number of military courses and exercises as a Subject Matter Expert and role player, particularly when they involve an Ambassador, Country Team and the Interagency. She serves on the board of trustees for the Una Chapman Cox Foundation and is on the board of the American Academy of Diplomacy.In 2008 Ms. Canavan transferred to the United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany where she initially served as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, General John Craddock. In 2009, the new European Command Commander, Admiral James Stavridis, asked her to become the first Civilian Deputy to the Commander in addition to Foreign Policy Advisor, and she served in that position until August 2011.Prior to her assignment to the European Command, she served as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, while simultaneously serving as the Secretary of State’s Special Representative to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (2005–2008). From 2001–2005, she served as the Director of the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute under Secretary Colin Powell. In 1998, she was appointed by President Clinton as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Prior to receiving her ambassadorial appointment, Ms. Canavan was the Managing Director of Overseas Citizen Services (OCS) in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, during which time OCS handled the evacuations of private American citizens in 12 countries (1996–1998). Her tour.
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