No, President Donald J Trump has not appointed any Ambassadors to Africa.
No, the US Senate has not confirmed Elizabeth Moore Aubin as US Ambassador to Cameroon.
Elizabeth Moore Aubin is a career American diplomat who most recently served as the U.S. Ambassador to Algeria from February 2022 until late 2025.
As of late December 2025, she has been recalled/dismissed from her post in Algeria as part of a broad diplomatic restructuring under the Trump administration.
Career Overview
Ambassador to Algeria (2022–2025):
Sworn in on December 21, 2021, she focused on strengthening bilateral ties in security, energy (particularly methane reduction), and economic sectors.
Nomination to Cameroon (2024): In June 2024, President Joe Biden nominated her to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon. While the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination in July 2024, the State Department had not yet announced her official swearing-in or departure for this new role before the 2025 diplomatic recalls.
Senior Leadership Roles:
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (2021).
Deputy Chief of Mission in Ottawa, Canada (2016–2018) and Algiers, Algeria (2011–2014).
Executive Director for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (2014–2016).Education and Skills
Education: Aubin holds a B.A. in Political Science from Barnard College (1987) and performed graduate work at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Languages: She is fluent in French and conversational in Italian.
No, the U.S. Senate did not confirm Elizabeth Moore Aubin as the Ambassador to Cameroon.
While several local news outlets in Cameroon prematurely reported her confirmation in June 2024, official U.S. government records indicate her nomination was never finalized. On January 3, 2025, her nomination was officially returned to the President under Senate rules, meaning it expired without a confirmation vote.
Key Details of the Nomination:
Nomination Date: President Biden nominated her for the Cameroon post on June 13, 2024.
Status in Algeria: During the nomination process, she remained the active U.S. Ambassador to Algeria, a role she held from February 2022 until late 2025.
Expiration: Her nomination for Cameroon was sent to the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, but did not move to a full floor vote before the end of the congressional session.
Aubin was recently recalled/dismissed from her post in Algeria in December 2025 as part of the broader diplomatic transition under the Trump administration.