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Shane L. Dixon

Chargé d’Affaires

Shane L. Dixon is the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. to the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. He joined the Foreign Service in 2006 and has most recently served as the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania.

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Shane L. Dixon

Chargé d’Affaires

Joseph R. Biden

President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris

Vice President of the United States

Antony J. Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State

President of the United States

President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.

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Vice President of the United States

Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.

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U.S. Secretary of State

Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.

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