Damour is a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Her positions within the
Department of State include the Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; Director of the Office of Policy Coordination and Public Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, as well as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in
Wellington, New Zealand. Hearings on her nomination were held before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 13, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination on July 19, 2022. On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the full
United States Senate via
voice vote. Damour presented her credentials to
President of Fiji Ratu Wiliame Katonivere on November 24, 2022,
President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on November 30, 2022,
King of Tonga Tupou VI on December 6, 2022,
President of Nauru Russ Kun on February 8, 2023, and
Governor-General of Tuvalu Tofiga Vaevalu Falani on February 15, 2023. ==Personal life==