Sandra E. Clark
Sandra Eliane Clark is an American diplomat who served as the List of [ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso|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.She has also served as the Economic Counselor at the Embassy of [the United States, London|United States Embassy in London, England], Special Assistant to the Under [Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment], and as Deputy Director in the Office of North Central European Affairs.