Former US Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi has been named the new US Ambassador to Uganda.

DeLisi will replace current Ambassador Jerry P. Lanier after the changes are by the US Senate.

DeLisi wrote in his Facebook status that he had got a White House notification about his new posting to Uganda.

By the time of filing this story, there was no official communication from the US Department of state on the new posting of Scott H. DeLisi, or where Jerry P. Lanier will be posted after his replacement.

DeLisi, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and, was appointed US ambassador to Nepal in March 2010.

Prior to his assignment in Nepal, Ambassador DeLisi was the Director of Career Development and Assignments in the State Department’s Bureau of Human Resources.

During his 30 year career in the Foreign Service, DeLisi has served as Ambassador to the State of Eritrea and as deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana.

He also served as director for Entry Level Programs in the Bureau of Human Resources, Director for Southern African Affairs, and Chief of the Political Section in Sri Lanka.