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US Appoints First Resident Ambassador to Maldives

US Appoints First Resident Ambassador to Maldives

Senior US diplomat Hugo Yue-Ho Yon has taken oath as the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Maldives. Previously, non-resident ambassadors based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, oversaw the U.S. mission. Yon is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and has served in various roles including Senior Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, and Director for India and the Subcontinent at the National Security Council. The State Department is working on officially opening a permanent mission in the Maldives and underscored the importance of the Maldives as a vital ally.

Senior US diplomat Hugo Yue-Ho Yon has taken oath as the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Maldives. Previously, non-resident ambassadors based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, oversaw the U.S. mission. Yon is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and has served in various roles including Senior Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, and Director for India and the Subcontinent at the National Security Council. The State Department is working on officially opening a permanent mission in the Maldives and underscored the importance of the Maldives as a vital ally.

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Senior US diplomat Hugo Yue-Ho Yon has taken oath as the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Maldives. Previously, non-resident ambassadors based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, oversaw the U.S. mission. Yon is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and has served in various roles including Senior Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, and Director for India and the Subcontinent at the National Security Council. The State Department is working on officially opening a permanent mission in the Maldives and underscored the importance of the Maldives as a vital ally.

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