Kelley Eckels Currie

She previously served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and as the Acting Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the U.N., after Michele Sison's departure. Before assuming her role as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, she was a senior fellow at the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank focused on security issues and public policy in Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. She previously held senior public policy positions with the United States Department of State and several international and nongovernmental human rights and humanitarian organizations. Currie also served as foreign operations appropriations associate and staff director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus for Representative John Porter.

Kelley Eckels Currie
United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
In office January 14, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Catherine M. Russell
Succeeded by	Geeta Rao Gupta
Acting United States Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations
In office February 21, 2018 – June 8, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Leader	Nikki Haley
Preceded by	Michele J. Sison
Succeeded by	Jonathan Cohen
United States Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
In office August 2017 – February 18, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Sarah E. Mendelson
Succeeded by	Courtney R. Nemroff (acting)
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Peter Currie
Children	2
Education	University of Georgia Georgetown Law

In March 2019, it was announced that President Donald Trump would nominate Currie as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues and representative of the United States on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This nomination was submitted in June 2019 and approved by voice vote of the U.S. Senate on December 19, 2019. She joined the office in January 2020.