Thomas J. White

Thomas J. White, Deputy Chief of Mission. Photo: State Dept.

Mr. Thomas J. White arrived in Brussels on August 1, 2010 to assume his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the European Union.  He previously served as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil.   A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he has served as Economic Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in France and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Liberia.

Mr. White has held several Washington assignments, including as chief U.S. aviation negotiator and as lead negotiator on the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. He has served previously in Brazil, Jerusalem, and Italy.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. White earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Eisenhower College, a Masters in Public Affairs in economic development from Princeton University, and is a Distinguished Graduate of the National Defense University. He is married to the former Theresa Cunningham of Havertown, Pennsylvania and is the father of four children.