Background
Gina Kay Abercrombie was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her father an attorney.
Gina Kay Abercrombie was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her father an attorney.
George Washington University.
She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed on March 29, 2012. She was sworn in on April 18, 2012, and presented her credentials to George Abela, President of Malta, on May 2, 2012. Abercrombie-Winstanley was the first female Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
While there, she survived an al-Qaeda attack on the consulate on December 6, 2004, and was cited "for acts of courage" during the attack.
She developed international interests early, which led to her participation in an international exchange program in Israel, followed by joining the United States. Peace Corps as a volunteer in Oman. Abercrombie-Winstanley joined the United States. Foreign Service in 1985 and was posted to Baghdad, Iraq.
She then went on to serve at The United States. Embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia and Cairo, Egypt. She returned state-side to become Special Assistant for Middle Eastern and African Affairs to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger (1991-1993).
After a year of intensive Arabic language training in Tunisia, Abercrombie-Winstanley then became a Political Officer at the United States. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel (1994-1997), focusing on Palestinian-Israeli relations.
United States. Department of State Ambassador, United States. Embassy Valletta, 2012 – Present Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2008 - 2012 Director: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau, 2006-2008 Director, Middle East Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute, 2005 - 2006 Consul General, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002 - 2005 Department of Defense Senior Policy Advisor, Near East South Asia Center (NESA), 2001 - 2002 United States. National Security Council, The White House Near East South Asia Center (NESA) Director for the Arabian Peninsula, 1999 - 2000 Director for Legislative Affairs, 1998 - 1999 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member, 1997- 1998 Recipient of Senior Performance Pay, Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards, including "Foreign acts of courage during an attack on the United States. Opening address, International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, October 2014 Keynoter, Remembering Rosa Parks, Cleveland, Ohio, December 2005, The Cleveland City Club.
