NASSAU, Bahamas, May 14, 2021 — Charge d’Affaires Usha E. Pitts at the United States Embassy Nassau paid a courtesy call on the Leader of the Opposition Philip “Brave” Davis on Friday, May 14, 2021 at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.
She was accompanied by Mr. Daniel Villeneva, Political and Economic Chief,and Todd Sergeant, Political Officer.
Chargé d’Affaires Pitts began her tour at the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas on New Year’s Day, 2021. In the past, she served at diplomatic posts in Russia, Cuba, Italy, Austria, Panama, and Brazil. She has also served in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
According to the U.S. Embassy Nassau website, as the Diplomat in Residence for New York City, Ms. Pitts traveled a region of 45 million Americans, recruiting aspiring diplomats and promoting public service.
During her most recent tour abroad, Ms. Pitts led the U.S. Consulate General in Recife, a seaside city in Brazil’s growing Northeast region. Ms. Pitts also worked in Rome and Vienna as a U.S. liaison to international organizations dealing with food security and atomic energy.
During her tour in Washington, Ms. Pitts supervised a team in the State Department’s Operations Center, a 24-hour crisis management and communications center.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Pitts worked in Havana, where she tracked the Cuban economy. She began her career at U.S. Embassies in Moscow and Panama City.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ms. Pitts is the daughter of an interracial marriage. She traveled to India at age 11, an experience that led to a lifetime of travel and an eventual career in the Foreign Service. She speaks Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.
She holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts, the George Washington University, and the Naval War College.
