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Dorothy Camille Shea is the Biden Administration nominee for Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Shea is a career Foreign Service Officer with over 30 years of experience. During the Trump Administration, she served as Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. She also served as Deputy Principal Officer at the then-U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem and Director for Asia and Near East in the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Shea was also a Senior Professional Staff Member with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Past statements on development, diplomacy, and U.S. global leadership:

On U.S. Leadership at the United Nations: “U.S. leadership at the UN and other international organizations has been evident throughout this period, and underscores the value in our determined investment in a UN system that is ready and able to respond to the needs of today and tomorrow.” (source)

On Peace and Security: During her testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2023, Shea commented: “If confirmed, I look forward to lending my efforts to that urgent cause, as well as to working with like-minded counterparts to tackle other pressing challenges to peace and security; burgeoning humanitarian needs, and global issues including climate change, food insecurity, the trafficking of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, transnational crime, and much more.” (source)

On China: During her testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2023, Shea addressed U.S. leadership in relation to China’s involvement in multilateral institutions: “That leadership is not a given. It requires constant tending and attention to our competitors. Most notably among those is China, which is making its own investments designed to reshape or redirect multilateral bodies. As this committee knows well, that effort is expanding, and the United States must energize its efforts and rally broad-based partnerships to safeguard institutions that should serve the interests of all member states, not just one.” (source)

On American Foreign Policy: During her testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2019, Shea stated: “I believe that American foreign policy is most informed and effective when there is close communication and collaboration between the executive and legislative branches of government. If confirmed, I pledge to continue our close cooperation on these critical foreign policy issues.” (source)

On Development: During her time as Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, she said: “We have been a committed partner and really working to bolster Lebanon’s security, stability, and sovereignty. We are trying to support sustainable development and help them meet their massive humanitarian needs, while also calling out where they need systemic reform to end corruption.” (source)

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