 On June 6, 1990, President George H. W. Bush announced his intention to nominate Brazeal as U.S Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.While the U.S. had had a representative to Micronesia, Michael Wygant, in 1989 the Office of the U.S. Representative was upgraded to Embassy status and the position of Representative was upgraded to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, so when the Senate approved her nomination, Brazeal became the first U.S.Ambassador to the country, and the first female African American Foreign Service employee to rise to the senior ranks.