Barbara J. Stephenson

Infobox Officeholder
name=Dr. Barbara Stephenson

---

imagesize=150px
caption=
order=
office=United States Ambassador
to Panama
term_start=2008
term_end=Present
lieutenant=
predecessor=
successor=
office2=
order2=
term_start2 =
term_end2 =
predecessor2=
successor2=
birth_date=
birth_place=
death_date=
death_place=
religion=
profession= Diplomat
party=
footnotes=
spouse=
website=

Barbara J. Stephenson is currently the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President George W. Bush in the Spring of 2008. [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/events/news/articles/20080516-stephenson.html]

Stephenson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, and has previously served as Deputy Coordinator for Iraq at the U.S. State Department. She received her Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. in English all from the University of Florida. [http://insideuf.ufl.edu/2008/05/28/english-alumna-named-ambassador-to-panama/]

External Links

* [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/events/news/articles/20080516-stephenson.html "University of Florida" Press Release about being named U.S. Ambassador]
* [http://www.wifak.uni-wuerzburg.de/fact00/fields/diplomatic_representation_from_the_us.html CIA Factbook info about Stephenson]
* [http://www.senate.gov/~foreign/hearings/2008/hrg080422p.html U.S. Senate info about appointment]
* [http://insideuf.ufl.edu/2008/05/28/english-alumna-named-ambassador-to-panama/ Inside UF announcement]