Julie J. Chung

Julie Jiyoon Chung, birth name as Chung Ji-yoon, is a Korean-American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka from February 25, 2022 to January 16, 2026. She previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA). Her first overseas assignment was in Guangzhou, China. Chung has later served in several posts in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia and Iraq.