Robin L. Dunnigan
Ambassador
Alan S. Purcell
Deputy Chief of Mission
LTC David Canaday
DTRA Eurasia Chief
James Ulin
Regional Security Officer
Ramon Menendez-Carreira
Management Counselor
John Pennell
USAID Georgia Mission Director
Sarah Rupert
INL Director
Jeffrey Goveia
Peace Corps Director
Erol Munir
Chief Office of Defense Cooperation
Tushar Singh, MD, MS, PhD
CDC Country Director for Georgia
Ambassador
Robin L. Dunnigan is the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia. She most recently served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central and Eastern Europe in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
Deputy Chief of Mission
Alan Purcell became Deputy Chief of Mission in June 2023. He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 2021 to 2022. His previous assignments at the State Department in Washington, D.C., include serving as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2019-2020),
DTRA Eurasia Chief
LTC Canaday was born and raised in Independence, KS. He enlisted as a supply specialist in the Kansas Army National Guard in July, 2001 and served there until receiving a nomination to West Point.
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
Originally from Miami, Ramon has been a member of the U.S. Foreign Service for 17 years completing tours of duty in Georgetown, Guyana; Athens, Greece; Washington, DC; Barcelona, Spain; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and most recently, as Management Officer in Chennai, India.
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.
CDC Country Director for Georgia
Dr. Tushar Singh serves as the CDC Country Director for Georgia and the Regional Workforce Development Advisor for the CDC Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) regional office, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. In his country director role, Dr. Singh supports planning and implementation of CDC’s Global
Robin L. Dunnigan
Ambassador
Alan S. Purcell
Deputy Chief of Mission
LTC David Canaday
DTRA Eurasia Chief
James Ulin
Regional Security Officer
Ramon Menendez-Carreira
Management Counselor
John Pennell
USAID Georgia Mission Director
Sarah Rupert
INL Director
Jeffrey Goveia
Peace Corps Director
Erol Munir
Chief Office of Defense Cooperation
Tushar Singh, MD, MS, PhD
CDC Country Director for Georgia
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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