Offices
Key Officers
CHIEF OF MISSION
RICHARD B. NORLAND
As Chief of Mission, the Ambassador is the President's personal representative and the United States Government's principal interlocutor with officials of the Government of Uzbekistan.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION
DUANE C. BUTCHER
The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) is responsible for overall management of the Mission. Together with the Chief of Mission, the DCM is responsible for and heads the Mission's "Country Team" of U.S. Government personnel. The DCM also performs as Charge d'Affaires in the absence of the Ambassador.
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SECTION CHIEF
NICHOLAS BERLINER
The Chief of the Political/Economic Section is responsible for the overall management of the section: analyzing Uzbekistan's internal politics and monitoring democratic development and electoral reform. Political Officers analyze political developments and their potential impact on U.S. interests; promote adoption by the host country of foreign policy decisions that support U.S. interests; and advise U.S. business executives on the local political climate. Economic Officers advise U.S. businesses on the local investment climate and economic trends; negotiate trade and investment agreements to open markets and afford equal access; analyze and report on macroeconomic trends and trade policies and their potential impact on U.S. interests; and promote adoption of economic policies by foreign countries which further U.S. interests.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
MOLLY STEPHENSON
The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) is the public affairs adviser for the U.S. Ambassador and all elements of the Country Team. She oversees the functions of the spokesperson for the Embassy and of the administrator of such official U.S. exchange programs as Fulbright Scholars, Humphrey and Muskie Fellows, and International Visitor participants. The PAO also directs the overseas U.S. Speakers program and supervises international electronic linkages.
CONSUL
DAVID MICO
Whether in a U.S. embassy or a Consulate, the Consul is a diplomat appointed by the US Government to protect its citizens in a foreign country, they are the senior person for all visa issues. Both Consuls and Vice Consuls alike are State Department employees stationed at Diplomatic posts abroad. Consuls are responsible to protect and represent American citizens in all matters overseas. The Consuls also issue visas to foreign nationals who wish to visit the United States and immigrant visas to those who wish to reside there permanently.
MANAGEMENT CHIEF
ROBERT PITRE
Chief Administrative Officer responsible for normal business operations of the Mission, including overall management of personnel; budget and fiscal matters; real property management of office and residential units; expendable/non-expendable property warehousing, purchasing and disposal; maintenance operations; motor pools; travel and transportation; shipping and customs; Embassy communications, diplomatic mail, and IT programs; and medical services. Also performs diplomatic liaison with other missions and host government on matters pertaining to the foregoing.
REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICER
SHANE RONISH
Federal agents of the Diplomatic Security Service are posted at U.S. Embassies as Regional Security Officers. They serve as the law enforcement liaison between the Embassy and the host government. Regional Security Officers are responsible for providing physical, procedural, and personnel security services to U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel; they also provide local in-country security briefings and threat assessments to business executives.
DEFENSE ATTACHE
MICHAEL YUSCHAK
The primary mission of the Office of the Defense Attaché is to serve as the in-country representative of the Secretary of Defense. The Defense Attaché is the advisor to the Ambassador on all matters regarding defense/military issues and acts as the primary liaison with the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan.
USAID COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE
JAMES W. BONNER
The USAID Representative is responsible for a staff of 21 persons and the management of a $32.6 million portfolio for agriculture, irrigation, democracy and media, economic reform, health, and primary education. The Representative also coordinates and provides oversight for approximately 50 Non-Governmental Organizations which implement the development programs in the urban and rural areas. USAID/Uzbekistan has been established since 1993 and works closely with all other USG agencies in country as well as its regional headquarters in Almaty. USAID website
COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICERS
JEANNE WALKER
The Community Liaison Officer works with American Embassy community members to maintain high morale through orientation activities, cultural and recreational programs, disseminating information, household staff referrals, and assistance with security, education, and employment for family members.
