CURRENT WORK EXPERIENCE

SEEKONK LLC, Global Consulting Group—Founding Partner

WESTEXEC ADVISORS, International Strategic Advisory Firm—Senior Advisor

BAKER INSTITUTE, RICE UNIVERSITY—Non-Resident Fellow

CSDS, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL—Senior Associate, KF-VUB Korea Chair

AMCHAM KOREA—U.S. Senior Advisor

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

BUREAU OF ENERGY RESOURCES Washington, DC—Director, Office of Energy Diplomacy 2023-2024
Worked to ensure energy security and accelerate the energy transition to meet our climate goals in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa and served as DEIA Senior Advisor.

U.S. EMBASSY SEOUL Seoul, South Korea—Minister Counselor for Political Affairs 2021-2023
Managed and coordinated U.S-Korea bilateral relations and foreign policy, led 25 person reporting and analysis team, advised Ambassador, sought opportunities to advance U.S. interests through strategic bilateral and trilateral engagement.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Washington, DC—Director for European Affairs 2020-2021
Facilitated transition on a broad range of European-related policy initiatives between Trump and Biden teams.
Led interagency policy related to Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, the UK, Ireland, Bulgaria and Romania.

U.S. MISSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) Brussels, Belgium—Political Counselor 2017–2020
Sought opportunities to maintain and improve relations with the EU during departure of the UK from the union.
Developed and launched U.S.-EU China Dialogue.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SYRIA ENGAGEMENT (SRS) Washington, DC—Chief of Staff to Ambassador Jim Jeffrey 2018
Formed interagency team that developed and implemented U.S. policy toward Syria and sought to defeat ISIL.

CONSULATE GENERAL ERBIL Erbil, Iraq—Deputy Consul General 2016-2017
Supervised 350 staff and coordinated diplomatic efforts in support of the defeat of ISIL in Mosul and supported international efforts to support humanitarian aid to over 1 million displaced by ISIL.

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS Washington, DC—Special Assistant to A/S Victoria Nuland 2013-2015
Enabled then-A/S Nuland to formulate and implement strategic policy in response to Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Washington, DC—Senior Watch Officer, Advance (Line) Officer, Watch Officer 2015-2016, 2002-2005
Served on travel and briefing support teams for Secretaries Powell and Rice; captained a team in Secretary Kerry’s Operations Center.

EDUCATION

BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, RI
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations 1995

ARMY WAR COLLEGE Carlisle, PA
Masters of Strategic Studies 2013

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fluent in Korean (4/4) and French (4/4), proficient in Spanish (2+/3)
The Twenty-Five Year Apprenticeship—founded leading repository of diplomatic tradecraft developed by current and former State Department employees
NCAA Rowing National Champion 1994, 1995
Phillips Exeter Academy Alumni and Class Correspondent
Eagle Scout, National Merit Semifinalist
Service at U.S. Embassy Paris (2010-2013), U.S. Embassy Seoul (2000-2002 and 2005-2009), U.S. Embassy Baghdad (2009-2010)