Maria Elena Brewer[2] is an American diplomat who had served as the United States Ambassador to Lesotho from 2022 to 2024.

She has held posts in Lagos, Nigeria; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Mumbai, India; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Colombo, Sri Lanka.

[4] On July 13, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone.

[7] On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Brewer to be the next United States Ambassador to Lesotho.

On December 18, 2021, the entire United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.