New American Ambassador to Lebanon: Who Is She?

Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lisa Johnson as the new ambassador of the United States to Lebanon, as she prepares to take on her diplomatic duties in early January. U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea will leave Lebanon at the end of this year after completing her diplomatic mission in Beirut, with Lisa Johnson expected to arrive in early January. Amid the presidential vacuum, Johnson will serve as the chargé d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Beirut until a president is elected to accept her credentials.