Lucy Tamlyn

Ms. Tamlyn, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor, has served as an American diplomat since 1982. She is currently the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, a position she has held since 2015. She served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Lisbon, Portugal from 2011 to 2013 and N’Djamena, Chad from 2005 to 2008, and as Provincial Reconstruction Leader in Erbil, Iraq from 2008 to 2009. Prior to her service in Benin, Ms. Tamlyn served as Director of the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. Ms. Tamlyn earned a B.A. from St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland and a M.A from Columbia University School of International Affairs. She is the recipient of the Secretary’s Award for Expeditionary Service. Ms. Tamlyn speaks French and Portuguese.