Judith Fergin is the United States ambassador to East Timor. Her term of appointment began on September 9, 2010, succeeding Hans G. Klemm. Fergin received a B.A. degree from Smith College and M.A. degrees from the University of Virginia and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the National Defense University. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She was previously Deputy Chief of Mission in Singapore and Consul General in Sydney, Australia. She has also served as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra and the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, as well as in overseas posts in Russia, Liberia, South Africa, and Germany.