June 16, 2008


Cairo – Today, U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey presented her credentials to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential Palace. She is the forty-second representative of the United States to Egypt since 1849.

Ambassador Scobey was confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt on March 14, 2008. Prior to serving as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Ambassador Scobey served as U.S. Ambassador to Syria from December 2003 until being recalled for consultations in February 2005 following the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. In addition to her service in Syria, Ms. Scobey served as Political Counselor in Baghdad, 2006-2007 and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from September 2001 through November 2003. She has also served as Director of Arabian Peninsula Affairs in the Department of State, Deputy Chief of Mission in Sanaa, Yemen, as well as earlier assignments in Jerusalem, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Peru.