Joseph Mark Pomper

Consul General Joseph M. Pomper

Consul General of the United States
Monterrey, Mexico

Joseph M. Pomper has been a consular officer for most of his 28 years in the Foreign Service.  Prior to his arrival, he completed his assignment as the Senior Consular Representative at the United States Mission to the European Union (USEU). Joe was the Chief of the Non-Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, one of the busiest visa sections in the world, from 2007-2009.

Prior to his tour in Mexico City, Joe served overseas in Mumbai, Brussels (U.S. Embassy to Belgium), Kingston, London, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong.  In Washington, D.C., Joe worked in the International Organizations Bureau and the Western Hemisphere Bureau.  He was also Pearson Fellow at the United States Senate, working on the staff of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration.

Before joining the State Department, Joe worked at the Department of Commerce.  He holds an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a JD from Tulane Law School, and an AB from Brandeis University.  Joe speaks Spanish, French, and Hebrew, and is a native of Connecticut.  Joe is pleased to be back in Mexico and is looking forward to his assignment as the Consul General at the United States Consulate General in Monterrey.