Alaina B. Teplitz
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Alaina B. Teplitz (born 1969) is an American diplomat who had served as the
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. She served as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives from 2018 to 2021 and U.S. Ambassador to Nepal from 2015 to 2018. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, she joined the
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in 1991 and is the recipient of numerous Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.


Education

Teplitz holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the
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and a Master's in Public Administration from
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's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.


Career

Teplitz was the Director of the Management Training Division at the State Department's
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from 2007 to 2009. She served as the Deputy Executive Director of the Near East and South and Central Asia Bureau's joint executive office from 2009 to 2011, where she handled the South and Central Asia portfolio, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. She was Minister Counselor for Management at U.S. Embassy Kabul from 2011 to 2012. From 2012 to 2015, Teplitz held the Assistant-Secretary ranked position of Director of the Under Secretary for Management's Office of Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation (M/PRI) at the Department of State. Under her leadership, M/PRI found innovative ways to reform our bureaucracy and improve the way that our diplomatic service operates. Teplitz championed efforts to improve knowledge management, data use, and risk management. Previous assignments include Management Counselor in Dhaka, Bangladesh and deputy director of the Joint Administrative Services supporting three U.S. Missions – the U.S. Mission to NATO, the U.S. Mission to the European Union, and the Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium – in Brussels, Belgium. Her previous posts also include:
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United States Ambassador to Nepal

On March 26, 2015, President
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announced that Teplitz would serve as the United States Ambassador to Nepal. On August 5, 2015, she was confirmed in the
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by
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. She presented her credentials on October 7, 2015.


United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives

On May 25, 2018, President
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announced Teplitz to serve as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. On September 6, 2018, she was confirmed in the Senate by
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. She was sworn into office on October 22, 2018. She presented her credentials in Sri Lanka on November 1, 2018 and in the Maldives on November 18, 2018.


Assistant Secretary of State for Administration

On December 3, 2021, President
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announced Teplitz to serve as the
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. She was sworn in on December 6, 2021. On January 15, 2025, President-elect Trump requested Teplitz's resignation.


Personal life

Teplitz is married and has two sons.


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