Bathsheba Nell Crocker

Bathsheba "Sheba" Nell Crocker (born 1968) is an American diplomat who had served as the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 2014 to 2017.

Education The daughter of Chester Crocker, Crocker received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Crocker was also the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, from 2005 to 2007.

After leaving the Department of State in January 2017, Crocker joined CARE USA as their vice president for humanitarian policy and practice.

In November 2020, Crocker was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of State and the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Ambassador to the UN in Geneva On June 24, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Crocker to serve as the next Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 15, 2021. The committee favorably reported the nomination on October 19, 2021. Crocker was confirmed by the entire Senate on December 18, 2021, via voice vote. Crocker was sworn in on December 21, 2021, and presented her credentials on January 18, 2022.