![]() ![]() In 2017 Tracy received a Distinguished Honor Award for her contribution as deputy chief of mission in Moscow. From 2014 to 2017 Tracy served as the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Moscow, Russia. From 2012 to 2014 she was deputy assistant secretary for Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Tracy served as director for Central Asia at the National Security Council from 2011 to 2012. The Secretary's Award for Heroism recognized her quick thinking, her return to the post on the day, and her dedication to complete her mission even in the face of repeated threats to her life. Tracy, her bodyguard and driver all escaped. ![]() On August 26, 2008, while stationed as principal officer in Peshawar, she was attacked by gunmen who sprayed her automobile with bullets, shooting out the front tires. In domestic assignments she served as desk officer for Kazakhstan from 2003 to 2004 and for Georgia in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from 2001 to 2002, and staff assistant for the special envoy for the Newly-Independent States at the Department of State from 2000 to 2001. Tracy served as political officer in Kabul from 2002 to 2003, consular officer in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 1997 to 2000 and as political/consular officer in Peshawar, Pakistan. Career Įmbarking on a career in Foreign Service Tracy served in a variety of international assignments, focused especially in Central and South Asia, including deputy chief of mission in the embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, principal officer in Peshawar, Pakistan from 1995 to 1997, and principal officer in Astana, Kazakhstan. in 1994 from the University of Akron School of Law. in Soviet Studies from the University of Georgia in 1986, and a J.D. Tracy was born in Barberton, Ohio, one of three daughters of Albert and Carol Pontius Tracy. She formerly served as the United States ambassador to Armenia from 2019 to 2022. Tracy is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Russia, serving since January 2023. ![]()
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