Stephanie Hallett
Stephanie Hallett | |
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Hallett in 2023 | |
| United States Ambassador to Bahrain | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2026 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steven C. Bondy |
| Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Israel | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – April 17, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jack Lew |
| Succeeded by | Mike Huckabee |
| In office July 21, 2023 – November 5, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tom Nides |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lew |
| Personal details | |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) University of Cambridge (M.Phil) |
Stephanie Hallett is an American diplomat who has served as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain since January 2026. She is the first woman to hold the position. Hallett had previously served two tours of duty as the chargé d'affaires ad interim to Israel at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem from July to November 2023 and again from January to April 2025.
On June 13, 2024, Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Hallett to be ambassador to Bahrain. Hearings in the U.S. Senate were held, but a confirmation vote was held as a presidential transition started in November 2024, with Hallett’s nomination being returned. Donald Trump re-nominated her in September 2025, and after confirmation she took up the position in January 2026.