Career landmark: Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation (2026).
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Bernadette Meehan
Bernadette M. Meehan is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Chile from 2022 to 2025. She has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation since January 20, 2026.
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business · American diplomat and CEO · financial analyst · social entrepreneur · chief executive officer · diplomat · also Bernadette Meehan, Meehan
Born 3 August 1975 · Q19564219
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2025· 1 entry
Meehan was appointed CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
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2022· 3 entries
And presented her credentials to President Gabriel Boric on September 30, 2022
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The United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a 51–44 vote
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Career landmark: United States Ambassador to Chile (2022–2025).
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2021· 1 entry
President Joe Biden nominated Meehan to be the next United States ambassador to Chile
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2015· 1 entry
To become an adjunct professor and State Department resident fellow at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in the Edmund A
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2012· 1 entry
Meehan was detailed to the White House National Security Council (NSC) and in 2014 she became the spokeswoman for the National Security Council
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2011· 1 entry
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2004· 1 entry
And began her new career as a consular officer at the U
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1975· 1 entry
Born 1975-08-03.
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