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Government Agencies at the Embassy 

Principal Embassy Officers and Section Chiefs

Executive Office

Ambassador Peter Cianchette

Chargé d’Affaires
Peter M. Brennan

Political Section
Counselor for Political Affairs - David Henifin

Economic Section - Mark E. Kissel

Environmental Hub for Central America and the Caribbean
Regional Environmental Officer– Tim Lattimer

Consular Section
Consul General - Paul Birdsall

Joint Administrative Office
Counselor for Management Affairs - Brian Wilson
Financial Management Officer (FMO) - Donna Edmonds
General Services Officer(GSO) - Ramon E. Best 
Information Management Officer (IMO) - Eldred P.Butler

Regional Security Office
Regional Security (RSO) Security Officer - Stephen DeWitt

Public Affairs Section
Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs - Magda Siekert

Office of Defense Representative
Chief, USODR - Commander Mark A. Camacho

Drug Enforcement Administration
Country Attaché - Paul Knierim

Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Counselor - Kevin N. Smith

Department of Commerce
Commercial Attaché - William B Smith

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Area Director - Eric Hoffman  

Peace Corps Director
Terry Grumley 

U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Latin America and Caribbean
Senior Regional Advisor Tim Callaghan


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