Dereck Hogan
Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
Assumed office
August 7, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byKamala Shirin Lakhdhir
United States Ambassador to Moldova
In office
November 2, 2018  July 21, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJames Pettit
Succeeded byKent Logsdon
Personal details
Born
Dereck Jamal Hogan
SpouseAnny Hogan
Children1
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)

Dereck J. Hogan[1] is an American diplomat who had served as United States Ambassador to Moldova.[2][3][4] He had served as Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

He is Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State since August 7, 2023.

Education

Hogan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Public Affairs in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.[5][6]

Career

Hogan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been working for the State Department since 1997. He has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan,[3] Director of the office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs in the Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and has worked in U.S. embassies in Belarus, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. He was also Special Assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell.[7]

United States Ambassador to Moldova

On June 22, 2018, President Trump nominated Hogan to be the next United States Ambassador to Moldova.[5] On September 6, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[8] He presented his credentials to the President of Moldova on November 2, 2018.[9]

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Hogan had served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from September 2, 2021 to July 10, 2023.[10]

Executive Secretary

Hogan has served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State since August 7, 2023.[10]

Personal life

Hogan and his wife, Anny, have one daughter.[3] He speaks Russian, Romanian and Spanish.[5]

See also

References

  1. PN72-1 — Foreign ServiceUnited States Congress” March 27, 2015, Retrieved on January 9, 2020.
  2. "Moldova - Chiefs of Mission - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ambassador Dereck J. Hogan". U.S. Embassy in Moldova. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. "Dereck J. Hogan".
  5. 1 2 3 President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration PostsThe White House”, June 22, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019.
  6. U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Credits Pitt Education for Broad Worldview, University of Pittsburgh, February 20, 2019, Retrieved on August 11, 2019.
  7. Ambassador Dereck Hogan “Woodrow.org”, retrieved on August 11, 2019.
  8. PN2208 — Dereck J. Hogan — Department of StateUnited States Congress” September 6, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019.
  9. Ambassador Hogan Presents Credentials to President Dodon ‘’State Department’’, November 2, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019 .
  10. 1 2 https://www.state.gov/biographies/dereck-j-hogan/
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