Lisa Kubiske


Lisa Jean Kubiske is an American diplomat; from July 2011 to August 2014 she was the United States Ambassador to Honduras, where she served with mixed results.
Kubiske is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for at the State Department under the .

Background

Kubiske graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in anthropology and psychology, and from Georgetown University with a Masters of Science in Foreign Service. She spent a junior year abroad at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
She was the director of the Office of Regional Economic Policy and Summit Coordination, in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. She also served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Mission in Brazil.

Family

She is married to freelance journalist Dan Kubiske; they have two sons. Kubiske also has one stepdaughter and one granddaughter.