Cliff Seagroves Explained

Cliff Seagroves
Birth Name:Clifton C. Seagroves
Office:Director of the Office of Foreign Missions
Status:Acting
President:Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Term Start:August 6, 2020
Term End:May 31, 2022
Predecessor:Stephen Akard
Successor:Rebecca Gonzales
Term Start1:January 26, 2017
Term End1:September 16, 2019
Predecessor1:Gentry O. Smith
Successor1:Stephen Akard
Education:East Carolina University (BA)
North Carolina Central University (MPA)

Clifton Calvin "Cliff" Seagroves (born January 29, 1976) is an American diplomat serving as the acting director of the Office of Foreign Missions within the United States Department of State. Appointed on August 6, 2020, Seagroves succeeded Stephen Akard.

Education

Seagroves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from East Carolina University and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University.

Career

From 1999 to 2002, he worked as a revenue officer in the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He then joined the United States Foreign Service, assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Budapest as an intern. In 2002, Seagroves joined the Office of Foreign Missions, where he specialized in diplomatic and consular missions in the United States. Seagroves later served as the principal deputy director of the office until August 6, 2020.[1] Seagroves was then appointed to serve as acting director after the resignation of Stephen Akard.[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Web site: 2018-03-14. The Personnel Crisis Awaiting the Next Secretary of State. 2020-10-09. Just Security. en-US.
  2. Web site: Cliff Seagroves. 2020-10-09. United States Department of State. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-14. Briefing On Actions Taken to Counter PRC Influence Operations. 2020-10-09. U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2017-10-24. Down and out in DC: What can be done about diplomatic dumps?. 2020-10-09. AP NEWS.