Christopher Lamora
Christopher John Lamora is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Cameroon.
Early life and education
Lamora earned a Bachelor of Science from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.Career
Lamora is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana prior to his current appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon.His previous work has included being the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Africa and African Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs at the State Department and he also served as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs, Deputy Director of the Bureau’s Office of Economic and Regional Affairs, and desk officer for the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, he had overseas assignments at the U.S. embassies in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Greece and the Central African Republic, and the U.S. Consulate General in Douala, Cameroon. He speaks French, Spanish, and Modern Greek.