Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón

Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón (born January 2, 1975) is a Dominican Republic-born American attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2022 to 2024.

[2] She was previously a partner with Chadbourne & Parke LLP, practicing in the firm's International Arbitration and Latin America groups.

[citation needed] She was admitted to Harvard University, where she helped found several student groups and was active with the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

[14] Prior to joining the Obama administration, Reynoso was an attorney in private practice at the international law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York.

Reynoso is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

During her tenure, Reynoso was charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive security and rule of Law strategy for Central America and the Caribbean.

[17] In October 2011, President Barack Obama expressed his intention to nominate Reynoso as United States Ambassador to Uruguay.

Uruguayan media called it a "diplomatic mess" and the restaurant apologized, claiming the host incorrectly discerned who could enter.

[23] On July 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Reynoso to be the United States ambassador to Spain and Andorra.

Ambassador Reynoso with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2022