Robin Quinville | |
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 Quinville in 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-06-21)June 21, 1956 (age 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Tom William |
| Alma mater | University of Redlands Columbia University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Robin S. Quinville (born June 21, 1956) is an American diplomat. She was anenvoy at theEmbassy of the United States in Berlin from July 2018. She waschargé d'affaires of the embassy in Germany from June 2020 to July 2021.
Quinville grew up inCalifornia.[1] She graduated from theUniversity of Redlands in 1978.[2] She graduated fromColumbia University inNew York City with a master of arts and master of philosophy degree in European history. She joined theUnited States Foreign Service in 1988.[3] Following postings in Germany and Washington, she served as a political officer in the U.S. delegation to theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) inVienna from 1992 to 1996.[3][4] She was then posted to the U.S. Permanent Mission toNATO inBrussels, where she focused on issues related to NATO's eastward expansion from 1996 to 1999. Quinville then continued her career in Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Athens. From January 2008 to January 2009, she served inBaghdad as chief of staff to AmbassadorCharles P. Ries, who was the coordinator for economic transition in Iraq. She subsequently served as envoy-counselor for political affairs at theU.S. embassies in London (2009 to 2012) andBerlin (2012 to 2015). From 2015 to 2017, Quinville headed the Western European Affairs Unit at theU.S. Department of State. Prior to her return to Berlin, she was a U.S. State Department Fellow at theWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars between 2017 and 2018.
Quinville served as deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the United States in Berlin since July 2018.[5] On May 24, 2020, it was announced that the U.S. Ambassador to Germany,Richard Grenell, would leave Berlin and resign from his post.[6][7] Following Grenell's resignation on June 1, 2020, Quinville took over as thechargé d'affaires of the U.S. Mission to Germany on an interim basis.[8] Quinville handed over the office of Chargé d'Affaires toClark Price [de] in July 1, 2021.[9]
She spent a semester teaching as the Sol M. Linowitz Visiting Professor of International Affairs atHamilton College before taking a position at the Wilson Center.[1]
She is married to Tom Williams.[1]
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