Draft:Abigail L. Dressel

Abigail L. Dressel
Abigail L. Dressel
United States Ambassador to Angola
	Nominee
	Assuming office; TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Tulinabo S. Mushingi
United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe
	Nominee
	Assuming office; TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Tulinabo S. Mushingi
Personal details
Born	Connecticut, U.S.
Education	George Washington University

Abigail L. Dressel is an American diplomat who is the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Angola and the United States ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Early life and education

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Dressel worked in international development. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of minister-counselor. She served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Maputo, Mozambique. Prior to that, she was counselor for public affairs at the U.S. embassies in Colombia and Brazil. As the director of the Office of International Media Engagement in the Bureau of Public Affairs, Dressel led the U.S. Department of State's outreach to major international media outlets. Previous assignments include tours at the U.S. embassies in Lisbon, Portugal; Luanda, Angola; Lima, Peru; and San Salvador, El Salvador.^[1] Since August 1, 2022, she has served as the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[3]

On May 2, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Dressel to serve as the next United States ambassador to Angola and the United States ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe.^[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.^[5]

Dressel speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 2, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Dressel, Abigail L. – Republic of Angola and Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe – May 2024". United States Department of State. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Deputy Chief of Mission Abigail L. Dressel". U.S. Embassy in Argentina. January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 2, 2024.
^ "PN1695 — Abigail L. Dressel — Department of State". congress.gov. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.