Caryn McClelland

McClelland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles; a Master of Arts in international relations and affairs from San Francisco State University; and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National Defense University.[3]

A career diplomat, McClelland has been assigned to U.S. embassies and consulates in London, United Kingdom; Hanoi, Vietnam; Riga, Latvia; Surabaya, Indonesia; Bali, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Dublin, Ireland; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; and others.

McClelland is the minister counselor for economic affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London, serving as acting deputy chief of mission. She previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassies in Vietnam and Latvia, and as consul general in Surabaya, Indonesia. She was acting principal deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and deputy special representative for commercial and business affairs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.[4] McClelland also served as senior advisor to Richard Morningstar for Caspian Basin energy diplomacy.[4]

On July 16, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate McClelland to be the next United States ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.[5] On July 20, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[6] On September 30, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[7] On October 19, 2021, her nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[8] Her nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.