HomeResources – Bureau of Global Talent Management ...2020 Certificates of Competency for Nominees to be Chiefs of Mission hide 2020 Certificates of Competency for Nominees to be Chiefs of Mission In accordance with Section 304 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, Certificates of Competency must be presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for presidential nominees to be Chief of Mission that demonstrate the competence of [a] nominee to perform the duties of the position in which he or she is to serve. Per Section 712 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Certificates of Competency are posted to this site within seven days of transmittal to the Senate. 28 items Certificate of Competency Kierscht, Cynthia – Islamic Republic of Mauritania – July 2020 June 17, 2020 Certificate of Competency Blackstone, C. Kevin -Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste – June 2020 June 11, 2020 Certificate of Competency Bauer, André – Belize – July 2020 June 11, 2020 Certificate of Competency Popp, William W. – Republic of Guatemala – June 2020 June 11, 2020 Certificate of Competency Story, James Broward – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – May 2020 May 22, 2020 Certificate of Competency Vajda, Thomas Laszlo – Union of Burma – May 2020 May 14, 2020 Certificate of Competency Weinstein, Kenneth R. – Japan – April 2020 April 14, 2020 Certificate of Competency Higgins, Melanie Harris – Republic of Burundi – May 2020 May 22, 2020 Certificate of Competency Levy, Leora Rosenberg – Republic of Chile – May 2020 May 14, 2020 Certificate of Competency Bethel, Erik P. – Republic of Panama – May 2020 May 14, 2020 previous page 1 2 3next page View 10 20 30 Go To Page