Growing Global Relationships: Zimbabwe

After 18 months as the deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Tremont is now tasked with improving relations and promoting a more prosperous and peaceful future between the United States and Zimbabwe.

“That is what every ambassador wants to do in the country they come to,” Tremont said at an introductory press conference. “I am looking at new ways to do that with the Zimbabwean government, civil society and business.”

“I came here to solve problems,” Tremont stated in a press conference on July 19. “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and to make that happen.”

At Baylor, Tremont earned her bachelor’s in political science and her master’s in international relations, during which time she was also a part of Baylor Ambassadors, the Foreign Affairs Association and the Golden Key International Honor Society. Upon graduating from Baylor, she embarked on a career that has included stops at U.S. embassies in Turkey, the United Kingdom, Zambia, Cyprus and Ukraine.

Tremont’s three decades as a career diplomat, her demonstrated success as a leader and her wide-ranging experience across multiple regions and substantive areas make her a well-qualified candidate to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

“Whether in agriculture, mining or tourism, U.S. interest and investment in Zimbabwe is growing,” Tremont stated. “We want to fuel that trend.”

“Broad-based economic prosperity is impossible without strong democratic institutions, good public health and regional security. The United States supports these things because they are critical elements for Zimbabweans to chart their future,” said Tremont.

Tremont has a global stage to live out the course of leadership and peacemaking that she set out on during her time at Baylor, and her career in foreign service exemplifies the mission of the University — to prepare graduates for worldwide leadership and service.