Rena Bitter
Rena Bitter | |
|---|---|
| 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs | |
| In office August 12, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Carl Risch |
| United States Ambassador to Laos | |
| In office November 1, 2016 – January 26, 2020 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Daniel A. Clune |
| Succeeded by | Peter Haymond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rena Elizabeth Bitter March 23, 1964 |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS) Southern Methodist University (JD) |
Rena Elizabeth Bitter is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Laos from 2016 to 2020 and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs from 2021 to 2025.