Consul General Grace Shelton
U.S. Consul General Grace Shelton
Grace W. Shelton, a career diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, became the U.S. Consul General to Bermuda on August 20, 2009. Her previous overseas assignments include Political-Economic Chief in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Kathmandu, Nepal; General Services Officer in Minsk, Belarus; and Political Officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has also served in Washington, DC as Staff Assistant to the Special Advisor for New Independent States, Georgia Desk Officer, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Global Affairs, and Career Development Officer.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Shelton was an attorney with Bouhan, Williams & Levy in Savannah, Georgia and a law clerk to the Honorable Duross Fitzpatrick, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. She has a J.D. and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University. Ms. Shelton was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina.