U.S. Ambassador Nancy Bikoff Pettit (1971 Patchogue-Medford graduate), was confirmed on June 24, 2015 by the US Senate as the US Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia. Prior to 2005, Ambassador Pettit served in numerous foreign assignments and appointments. She has a bachelor from Vassar College, and masters degree from University of Michigan and speaks Latvian, Russian, Ukranian, German, and Spanish. Nancy’s biography can be found on Wikipedia