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Patrick Connell
Patrick Connell
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States Embassy to the Holy See
	In office; January 20, 2021 – February 15, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Callista Gingrich (Ambassador)
Succeeded by	Joe Donnelly (Ambassador)
Personal details
Born	Patrick Connell; Westford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse	Hyrije Kryeziu Connell

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Patrick Connell is an American diplomat who became Chargé d’Affaires ad interim under the Biden administration at the Embassy of the United States to the Holy See on January 20, 2021, succeeding former ambassador Callista Gingrich.^[1] Connell is currently a career member of the United States Foreign Service and had previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy from July 2020 until his promotion.

Early life

Patrick Connell was born in Westford, Massachusetts. He had received a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and English from Villanova University and a Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law.

Awards

Connell is the recipient of several State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor awards and in 2015 had been awarded the Sinclaire Language Award for Greek and Turkish.

References

^ "Pope Francis offers a roadmap for overcoming the pandemic—and the 7 other crises it exposed". America Magazine. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[1] "Pope Francis offers a roadmap for overcoming the pandemic—and the 7 other crises it exposed". America Magazine. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

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+|birth_place = [[Westford, Massachusetts]], U.S.
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-'''Patrick Connell''' is a career member of the [[United States Foreign Service]].  He began serving under the [[Joe Biden|Biden administration]] as a [[Chargé d’Affaires]] of the [[Ambassador of the United States to the Holy See]], at the [[U.S. Embassy to the Holy See]] from January 20, 2021 and previously as [[Deputy Chief of Mission]] in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-01|title=Chargé d’Affaires Patrick Connell|url=https://va.usembassy.gov/charge-daffaires-patrick-connell/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=U.S. Embassy to the Holy See|language=en-US}}</ref>
+'''Patrick Connell''' is an American diplomat who became ''[[chargé d'affaires ad interim|Chargé d’Affaires ad interim]]'' under the [[Joe Biden|Biden administration]] at the [[Embassy of the United States to the Holy See]] on January 20, 2021, succeeding former ambassador [[Callista Gingrich]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 9, 2021|title=Pope Francis offers a roadmap for overcoming the pandemic—and the 7 other crises it exposed|url=https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/02/09/pope-francis-vatican-diplomats-covid-19-239954|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=America Magazine|language=en}}</ref> Connell is currently a career member of the [[United States Foreign Service]] and had previously served as [[Deputy Chief of Mission]] at the embassy from July 2020 until his promotion.
-==Early Life==
+==Early life==
-Patrick Connell was born in [[Westford, Massachusetts]], and has attended [[Villanova University]] and had received a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and English and a Juris Doctor from the [[Villanova University School of Law]].
+Patrick Connell was born in [[Westford, Massachusetts]]. He had received a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and English from [[Villanova University]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Villanova University School of Law]].
 ==Awards==
-Connell is the recipient of several [[State Department Superior]] and [[Meritorious Honor]] awards and in 2015 had been awarded the [[Sinclaire Language Award]] for Greek and Turkish.
+Connell is the recipient of several [[Superior Honor Award|State Department Superior]] and [[Meritorious Honor Award|Meritorious Honor]] awards and in 2015 had been awarded the Sinclaire Language Award for Greek and Turkish.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:People from Westford, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Villanova University School of Law alumni]]
+[[Category:Ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See]]
+[[Category:21st-century American diplomats]]
+[[Category:Villanova University alumni]]