Kelly C. Degnan
Ambassador
LTC Bernhard Dobner
DTRA Eurasia Chief
Michael Honigstein
Political/Economic Chief
Rian Harker Harris
Deputy Chief of Mission
James Ulin
Regional Security Officer
Brian Salverson
Management Counselor
John Pennell
USAID Georgia Mission Director
Sarah Rupert
INL Director
Jeffrey Goveia
Peace Corps Director
Erol Munir
Chief Office of Defense Cooperation
Ambassador
Kelly Degnan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. She arrived in Tbilisi on January 29, 2020, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.
DTRA Eurasia Chief
LTC Dobner grew up on U.S. Army bases in Germany. Before becoming an Army officer, he completed an enlisted tour with the U.S. Marine Corps in Japan (1990-94), and a Navy Surface Warfare Officer tour assigned to combatant ships for operational deployments across the globe (2000-05).
Political/Economic Chief
Michael Honigstein is the Political and Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. On his last tour, he was detailed to the U.S. military as a political advisor for the U.S. Africa Command based in Stuttgart, Germany. Before that, he was the head of Embassy Kabul’s internal politics unit.
Deputy Chief of Mission
Rian Harker Harris is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor. During her more than twenty-year career she has served overseas in public diplomacy, political, economic, and consular roles at the U.S. Embassies in Spain, Serbia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Guatemala, and Armenia, and more.
Regional Security Officer
James Ulin is a Supervisory Special Agent with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He began his career in 2006 and prior to Tbilisi, was posted in Washington, DC; south and central Asia, and Europe. He leads the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) here in Georgia.
Management Counselor
Brian Salverson started his assignment as the Management Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi in July 2022. Previously, he served as the Management Officer at Embassy Yerevan.
USAID Georgia Mission Director
John A. Pennell, a Career Member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister Counselor, is the Mission Director for USAID/Caucasus, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Prior to assuming this position, he served as the Mission Director for USAID/Libya from 2019 to 2022.
INL Director
Sarah Rupert is the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Director at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2021-2024. She directs a ten-person office in implementing rule of law and law enforcement assistance programs.
Peace Corps Director
Goveia returned to Peace Corps after serving as a Chief of Party for Save the Children directing a comprehensive girls’ education initiative in Malawi.
Chief Office of Defense Cooperation
Lieutenant Colonel Munir is a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer (FAO) who is a native of Boston, Massachusetts and received received a commission from Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia. He initially enlisted in the Army in 2005 and was commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery officer in 2006.
Kelly C. Degnan
Ambassador
LTC Bernhard Dobner
DTRA Eurasia Chief
Michael Honigstein
Political/Economic Chief
Rian Harker Harris
Deputy Chief of Mission
James Ulin
Regional Security Officer
Brian Salverson
Management Counselor
John Pennell
USAID Georgia Mission Director
Sarah Rupert
INL Director
Jeffrey Goveia
Peace Corps Director
Erol Munir
Chief Office of Defense Cooperation
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
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