Kevin K. Sullivan


Kevin K. Sullivan is an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua.

Education

Sullivan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts from Princeton University.

Career

Mr. Sullivan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been working for the State Department for over thirty years. He has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Malawi, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, Interim Permanent Representative for the US Mission to the Organization of American States and has worked in U.S. embassies in Chile, Gambia and Ethiopia.

United States Ambassador to Nicaragua

On July 11, 2018, President Trump nominated Sullivan to be the next United States Ambassador to Nicaragua. On October 11, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He presented his credentials to the President of Nicaragua on November 14, 2018.

Personal life

Sullivan is married to Mariangeles Quinto and has a daughter. In addition to English, he also speaks fluent Spanish and basic French.