Coleen A. Hoey is an American diplomat who served as the

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to Honduras from August 2019. She is expected to be replaced by

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Education

Hoey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from

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and a Master’s Degree in Government from

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. She also has a Master’s Degree in National Security and Resource Management from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

Political career

In 2019, Hoey met with

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. She seeks to strengthen

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by fighting

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References

Living people 21st-century American diplomats American women ambassadors Ambassadors of the United States Ambassadors of the United States to Honduras Year of birth missing (living people) Santa Clara University alumni Georgetown University alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni 21st-century American women {{US-diplomat-stub