Heide B. Fulton

Fulton was born in Buffalo, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Troy State University.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |date=May 13, 2022 |publisher=The White House |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/13/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-15/ |access-date=May 13, 2022}}

She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Her assignments in Washington, D.C., include serving as the director of the main press office, Pearson Fellow in the Office of Senator Robert Menendez, press advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and special assistant to the under secretary for political affairs. She also served as director of the Office of Mexican Affairs. She has served as the deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs since August 10, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Heide Fulton |url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/heide-fulton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511183730/https://www.state.gov/biographies/heide-fulton/ |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US}}

In May 2019, the day after Fulton issued a statement urging Hondurans against acts of violence, demonstrators set a fire outside the entrance to the United States Embassy.{{cite news |last1=Haltiwanger |first1=John |title=Demonstrators set a fire outside of the entrance to the US embassy in Honduras during nationwide protests |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/demonstrators-set-fire-to-the-us-embassy-in-honduras-2019-5 |accessdate=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Business Insider |date=May 31, 2019}}

On May 13, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Fulton to be the next United States ambassador to Uruguay. On May 17, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate.{{cite web |title=Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/17/nominations-and-withdrawals-sent-to-the-senate-5/ |website=The White House |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=May 17, 2022}} On July 28, 2022, hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On August 3, 2022, the committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate. On December 13, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.{{cite web |title=PN2134 - Nomination of Heide B. Fulton for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2134 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=December 13, 2022 |date=December 13, 2022}} She was sworn in by Under Secretary Uzra Zeya on January 27, 2023,{{cite tweet |user=UnderSecStateJ |number=1619100478452957184 |first=Uzra |last=Zeya |title=Congrats to my friend & colleague Heide Fulton on being sworn in as @StateDept's Amb. to Uruguay. |access-date=2023-02-08}} Fulton arrived in the country on February 13, 2023.{{Cite press release |title=U.S. Ambassador-designate Heide B. Fulton arrived in Uruguay |date=February 27, 2023 |publisher=U.S. Embassy Montevideo |url=https://uy.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-designate-heide-b-fulton-arrived-in-uruguay/}} She presented her credentials to the President Luis Lacalle Pou on March 22, 2023.{{cite tweet |user=usembassyMVD |author=U.S. Embassy Uruguay |number=1638646027409293312 |title=La Embajadora de los Estados Unidos de América en Uruguay, Heide B. Fulton, presentó hoy sus cartas credenciales al Presidente de Uruguay, @LuisLacallePou y asumió formalmente su rol al frente de la misión diplomática de los Estados Unidos en Uruguay. |access-date=2023-03-22}}

In December the ambassador met with the then president-elect, Yamantú Orsi. One of the main topics was the eventual visa waiver for Uruguayan citizens visiting the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nacional/estados-unidos-dejara-exigir-visa-uruguay-esto-respondio-la-embajadora-y-explico-los-pasos-que-faltan-n5974419 |title=¿Estados Unidos dejará de exigir visa a Uruguay? Esto respondió la embajadora y explicó los pasos que faltan |date=2023-12-10 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=El Observador |language=es }}

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