former refugee serving the Donald Trump administration. Ambassador to Bulgaria In June 2019, President Donald Trump nominated Mustafa to be the ambassador to Bulgaria. Her nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 2019. She presented her credentials to President Rumen Radev on October 18, 2019. Awards and recognitions Mustafa has been nominated for the Department of State Human Rights and Democracy Achievement award and has received the Superior Honor Award and Meritorious Honor Award for her work. References 1973 births Living people Ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria American people of Kurdish descent Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Governors of Nineveh Governorate Iraqi Kurdish women People from Erbil United States Department of State officials United States Foreign Service personnel Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni 21st-century American diplomats American women ambassadors 21st-century American women American women diplomats