美国全国拉美裔传统月 - Helen Meagher La Lime大使于1980年加入国外勤务。La Lime大使在非洲、美国和欧洲积累了广泛的政策、领导和管理经验。她曾于2003年至2006年担任驻莫桑比克大使，并于2014年至2017年担任驻安哥拉大使。此外，她还曾在德国斯图加特担任美国非洲司令部J9（外联）主任，负责我们在非洲军事合作项目的各个方面。2009年至2011年，她曾任驻南非使团副团长兼临时代办，这是非洲局最大的使团之一，为与南非政府的重要伙伴关系的努力作出了贡献。

Ambassador Helen La Lime.

Ambassador Helen Meagher La Lime joined the Foreign Service in 1980. Ambassador La Lime has a wide range of policy, leadership, and management experience developed through service in Africa, the United States, and Europe. She served as Ambassador to Mozambique from 2003 to 2006 and as Ambassador to Angola from 2014-2017. Additionally, she served as the Director of J9 (Outreach), U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, where she worked on aspects of our military cooperation programs in Africa. She was Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’ Affaires in South Africa, one of the Africa Bureau’s largest missions, from 2009 to 2011, contributing to a significant partnership effort with the South African Government.