Dushanbe, 25. 01. 2016 (NIAT «Khovar») .- Newly appointment U.S. Ambassador Elisabeth I. Millard arrived in Dushanbe. She was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Tajikistan on December 14, 2015 in Washington, DC.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan, Ambassador Millard is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, holding the senior rank of Minister-Counselor. She brings years of substantive knowledge and experience in South and Central Asia having served in India and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Kazakhstan, as well as several tours at the National Security Council, including as Senior Director and Special Assistant to the President for South and Central Asia.

It will be remind that, on July 7, 2015, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Elisabeth I. Millard, a longtime member of the Foreign Service, to be the next ambassador to Tajikistan.