Joyce Anne Barr | |
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Assistant Secretary of State for Administration | |
In office December 19, 2011 – January 26, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Rajkumar Chellaraj |
Succeeded by | Harry Mahar (Acting) |
United States Ambassador to Namibia | |
In office October 27, 2004 – July 31, 2007 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Kevin McGuire |
Succeeded by | Gail Mathieu |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Tacoma, Washington |
Alma mater | Pacific Lutheran University Harvard University National Defense University |
Joyce Anne Barr (born 1951) American diplomat and a career foreign service officer in the Department of State. She served as an Assistant Secretary of State for Administration and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer. Prior to that, Barr was the International Affairs Advisor at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.[1] Her previous assignment was as the Executive Director for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) within the State Department.[2] She served as the ambassador to Namibia from 2004 to 2007.[3]