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Margaret Scobey

Born: c. 1949
Birthplace: Memphis, TN

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Diplomat

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to Syria, 2004-05

Entered the Foreign Service in 1981. Following the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February 2005, Scobey was recalled from her post in Syria for consultations. She has since been stationed as a political officer at the US embassy in Baghdad.

    High School: Immaculate Conception High School, Memphis, TN (1967)
    University: BA History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1971)
    University: MA History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1973)
    University: PhD History, University of Michigan

    US Ambassador to Egypt (2008-)
    US State Department Political officer, Baghdad, Iraq (2006-07)
    US Ambassador to Syria (2004-05)
    US State Department Minister-Counselor, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2001-03)
    US State Department Director of Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Near East Bureau (2000-01)
    US State Department Deputy Chief of Mission, Yemen (c. 1996)
    US State Department Chief of the Political Section, Kuwait (c. 1994)
    US State Department Chief of the Political Section, Jerusalem, Israel


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