Stephen D. Mull
Stephen Mull | |
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| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Acting | |
| In office June 5, 2018 – August 29, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tom Shannon |
| Succeeded by | David Hale |
| Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation | |
| In office September 25, 2015 – August 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph Macmanus (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Brian Hook (Special Representative for Iran) |
| United States Ambassador to Poland | |
| In office November 8, 2012 – August 29, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lee Feinstein |
| Succeeded by | Paul Jones |
| 23rd Executive Secretary of the Department of State | |
| In office June 21, 2009 – October 5, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Daniel Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Bass |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Acting | |
| In office January 11, 2007 – August 8, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Hillen |
| Succeeded by | Mark Kimmitt |
| United States Ambassador to Lithuania | |
| In office August 26, 2003 – June 16, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Tefft |
| Succeeded by | John Cloud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1958 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Stephen D. Mull (born April 30, 1958) is a Senior Foreign Service officer who was most recently the Acting Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Poland, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and United States Ambassador to Lithuania.[1][2]
Ambassador Mull holds the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest diplomatic rank in the United States Foreign Service.[3]
On September 18, 2015, Mull was appointed as the United States Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation, tasked with carrying out the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by United States Secretary of State John Kerry.[4]
In 2024, Secretary of State Antony Blinken appointed him to coordinate the peaceful transfer of power with the Trump Presidential Transition Team. [5]
Biography
[edit]Mull was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Politics in 1980.
Mull is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in the class of Career Ambassador. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, and has served as a Consular or Political Officer for the U.S. Missions in Poland, the Bahamas, and South Africa since the beginning of his career in the Foreign Service in 1982.
Prior to his assignment in Jakarta, Mull worked as Deputy Director of the State Department Operations Center, as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, as Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in the Bureau of European Affairs, and as Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of State.
On March 10, 2003, then-U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Mull as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania.[6] After being confirmed by the Senate, he assumed his position on August 26, 2003. He completed his tour of duty on July 18, 2006.[7]
On April 30, 2009, Mull testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.[8]
Mull is married to Cheri Stephan. The Mulls have one child, Ryan.
Ambassador to Poland
[edit]Stephen Mull was appointed the United States Ambassador to Poland on October 24, 2012. He speaks Polish fluently.[9]
Awards
[edit]- Director General's Award for Political Reporting, 1988
- Superior Honor Award (four times)
- Balker-Wilkins Award
- Presidential Meritorious Service Award, 2003
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (5th Class), 1997[10]
- Order for Merits to Lithuania (3rd Class), 2006[11]
- Order of Polonia Restituta (2nd Class), 2015
References
[edit]- ^ United States Department of State. "Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs". Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Toosi, Nahal (June 25, 2018). "Pompeo gives U.S. diplomats 'dose of reality' after early high hopes". POLITICO. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "PN1907 - 2 nominees for Foreign Service, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". December 7, 2016.
- ^ Appointment of Ambassador Stephen D. Mull as Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation
- ^ Forbes Breaking News (November 7, 2024). ‘We Are Ready To Go’: State Department Vows To Cooperate With Trump's Team On Transition Process. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mr. Stephen D. Mull Nominated as New United States Ambassador to Lithuania: Biography[permanent dead link]
- ^ New U.S. Ambassador Arrives in Lithuania[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stephen Mull on Piracy off of the Coast of Somalia
- ^ "Ambasador robi pizzę | Nowy Dziennik".
- ^ M.P. 1997 nr 66 poz. 645 – mistaken as Stephan Mull
- ^ Apdovanotų asmenų duomenų bazė
External links
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Ambassadors of the United States to Lithuania
- Ambassadors of the United States to Poland
- Georgetown University alumni
- Knights of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Obama administration personnel
- Politicians from Reading, Pennsylvania
- United States Assistant Secretaries of State
- United States Career Ambassadors
- United States Foreign Service personnel