E. Candace Putnam, U.S. Consul General

E. Candace Putnam, U.S. Consul General to Alexandria

E. Candace Putnam became Director of the American Presence Post in Alexandria, Egypt, in January of 2012.  She was appointed Consul General after the upgrade of the American Presence Post to a U.S. Consulate General in July 2012.

A career U.S. Foreign Service Officer, her most recent postings include serving as Deputy Chief of Mission in Beirut, the Cyrus Vance Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Consul General in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Political Counselor in Islamabad, Pakistan.  She has also served in Rome, Baghdad, Beirut, Tunis, Ankara, Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Washington. 

Prior to joining the State Department, she worked as Legislative Director for two Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Born to a Foreign Service family, she grew up in Iran, Cyprus, Greece and Lebanon.  She received a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. in International Politics from George Washington University.