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Dennis B. Hankins

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Dennis B. Hankins
United States Ambassador to Haiti
Assumed office
May 3, 2024[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMichele J. Sison (2021)
United States Ambassador to Mali
In office
March 15, 2019 – September 26, 2022[2]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byPaul Folmsbee
Succeeded byRachna Korhonen
United States Ambassador to Guinea
In office
November 25, 2015 – January 29, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byAlexander M. Laskaris
Succeeded bySimon Henshaw
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
SpouseMira Hankins
ChildrenDanu Hankins
Alma materGeorgetown University,
National War College

Dennis Bruce Hankins[3] (born 1959[4]) is an American diplomat who is serving as American Ambassador to Haiti. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Mali between 2019 and 2022 and the United States Ambassador to Guinea between 2015 and 2019.

Early life and education

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Hankins earned a B.S.F.S. at Georgetown University and an M.S. at the National War College.[5]

Consular career

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Hankins joined the Foreign Service in 1984. His first overseas postings were as vice-consul in Recife, Brazil and then in the U.S. Embassy in Thailand. In 1989, Hankins was posted to Sudan and then in 1992, given the job of consul in Haiti.[6]

Four years later, Hankins was again posted to Africa to become the political and economic counselor in the Kinshasa embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working there during the First Congo War and, for a lesser time, the Second Congo War. He moved to be the political and economic counselor in Lisbon, Portugal in 1999, spending just two years in the job before returning to Africa to be the deputy chief of mission in Maputo, Mozambique.[6][7]

In 2004, Hankins was appointed consul general in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia but was recalled to Washington to become the deputy director of the Office of Peacekeeping in the Bureau of International Organizations.[8][9] He returned to Africa in 2007 to be deputy chief of mission in Nouakchott, Mauritania and, in 2010, returned to Khartoum, Sudan as the deputy chief of mission.[10]

Ambassadorships

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Ambassador to Guinea

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In 2012, Hankins was given the post of consul general in Sao Paulo, Brazil, staying in the post until his nomination as United States Ambassador to Guinea by President Obama on July 8, 2015.[11] He was confirmed by the Senate on October 22 the same year.[12]

Ambassador to Mali

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On 13 August 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Hankins to be the U.S. Ambassador to Mali.[13] The nomination was tendered to the Senate on August 16, 2018, and he was confirmed on January 2, 2019.[14] He presented his credentials to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on March 15, 2019.[15]

Ambassador to Haiti

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On May 19, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Hankins to be the next ambassador to Haiti.[5] His nomination was reported by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 20, 2023 and confirmed by the full Senate on March 14, 2024.[16] He arrived in Haiti on March 26, 2024.[17] He presented his credentials on May 3, 2024.[18]

Personal life

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Hankins has a wife, Mira, and a son, Danu, who works for the U.S. Navy.[6] He speaks French, Portuguese,[13] and Indonesian.[5]

References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti/status/1786478588541174204?t=-T1WPomj4rBAPkx0zuGewQ&s=19 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "At the end of the mission in Mali: His Excellency Dennis B. Hankins chose ICER-Mali for his last visit". 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Statement of Dennis Bruce Hankins" (PDF). U.S. Senate. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Dennis B. Hankins (1959–)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Straehley, Steve. "U.S. Ambassador to Guinea: Who Is Dennis Hankins?". AllGov. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Dennis B. Hankins". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Ambassador Dennis Hankins". U.S. Embassy in Guinea. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Dennis B. Hankins U.S. Ambassador to Mali". U.S. Embassy in Mali. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Dennis Hankins". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. ^ "PN631 — Dennis B. Hankins — Department of State". Congress.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  12. ^ "BHS grad new U.S. Ambassador to Guinea". The Bemidji Pioneer. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2018 – via National Archives.
  14. ^ "PN2390 — Dennis B. Hankins — Department of State". Congress.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  15. ^ "U.S. Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins Presents Credentials to President Keïta". U.S. Embassy in Mali. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  16. ^ "PN675 — Dennis B. Hankins — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  17. ^ U.S. Embassy Haiti [@USEmbassyHaiti] (1 April 2024). "Ambassador Hankins arrived in Haiti on Tuesday March 26. He is excited to lead the U.S. government efforts to help Haiti address its security concerns" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti/status/1786478588541174204?t=-T1WPomj4rBAPkx0zuGewQ&s=19 [bare URL]
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Guinea
2015–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Mali
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Haiti
Taking office 2024
Designate