Dana Shell Smith was confirmed by the Senate as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar on July 10, 2014. Previously, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs from 2011 to 2014 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Media.

Prior to her assignments in the Bureau of Public Affairs, Ambassador Smith was the Department’s Regional Arabic Language Spokesperson in Dubai. She served in a number of positions including as Senior Advisor to the Director General and overseas tours of duty in Taipei, Amman, Tel Aviv/Gaza, and Cairo.

Ambassador Smith is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, and speaks Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Hebrew. She is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego.

Contact Information

Embassy of the United States of America
22nd February St.
Al Luqta district
P.O. Box 2399
Doha, Qatar

Phone: (974) 488-4101
Fax: (974) 488-4298

Email: PASDoha@state.gov
Website: http://qatar.usembassy.gov/index.html