Michael J. Fitzpatrick is an American diplomat who served as the

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from 2019 to 2024.

Early life and education

Fitzpatrick earned a

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from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and a

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from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

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Career

Fitzpatrick is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. He has served as an American diplomat since 1988. His career has spanned seven tours at U.S. Missions overseas and in senior leadership positions at the Department of State, including as the interim U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru, Foreign Policy Advisor to a four-star member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay as well as a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He began his government service in 1986, as a Presidential Management Fellow in the State Department's Office of Policy Planning and Coordination in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. On August 16, 2018, President

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announced his intent to nominate Fitzpatrick to be the next United States Ambassador to Ecuador. On May 23, 2019 his nomination was confirmed by

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in the

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. He presented his credentials to President

Lenín Moreno Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garcés (; born 19 March 1953) is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the 46th president of Ecuador from 2017 to 2021. He was also vice president from 2007 to 2013, serving under President Rafael Correa. He was nominat ...

on July 3, 2019. He left his post on June 15, 2024.

Awards

He is the recipient of 17 notable State Department awards, including the Director General's Award for Reporting and Analysis. He is also a recipient of the W. Averell Harriman Award from the American Foreign Service Association.

Personal life

Fitzpatrick speaks

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Michael J. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats Ambassadors of the United States to Ecuador School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni Georgetown University alumni United States assistant secretaries of state United States Foreign Service personnel