Sandra E. Clark

Sandra Eliane Clark is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2020 to 2023.

Early life and education

Clark earned her Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College and her Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law.

Career

Clark is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. During her diplomatic and State Department career, she has held many positions including Director of the Office of West African Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy Dakar, Senegal, Deputy Coordinator of Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, and as Director of the Office of Economic Policy and Public Diplomacy. On May 13, 2020, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Foreign Relations Committee. Her nomination was confirmed on August 6, 2020 by voice vote. She presented her credentials to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on September 25, 2020.

Personal life

Clark speaks French and Russian.