Dereck Jamal HoganPN72-1 — Foreign Service “United States Congress” March 27, 2015, Retrieved on January 9, 2020. is an American diplomat who had served as United States Ambassador to Moldova. He had served as Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
He was appointed Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State on 7 August 2023.
He resigned from the State Department in 2025 following Donald Trump's re-election.
Education Hogan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Public Affairs in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Credits Pitt Education for Broad Worldview, University of Pittsburgh, February 20, 2019, Retrieved on August 11, 2019.
Career Hogan is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has been working for the State Department since 1997. He has served at multiple capacities including being the Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, Director of the office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs in the Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and has worked in U.S. embassies in Belarus, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. He was also Special Assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell.Ambassador Dereck Hogan “Woodrow.org”, retrieved on August 11, 2019.
United States Ambassador to Moldova On June 22, 2018, President Trump nominated Hogan to be the next United States Ambassador to Moldova.President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts “The White House”, June 22, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019. On September 6, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.PN2208 — Dereck J. Hogan — Department of State “United States Congress” September 6, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019. He presented his credentials to the President of Moldova on November 2, 2018.Ambassador Hogan Presents Credentials to President Dodon ‘’State Department’’, November 2, 2018, Retrieved on August 11, 2019 .
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Hogan had served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from September 2, 2021 to July 10, 2023.
Executive Secretary
Hogan has served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State since August 7, 2023. On January 15, 2025 incoming President Donald Trump asked for Hogan's resignation.
Personal life Hogan and his wife, Anny, have one daughter. He speaks Russian, Romanian and Spanish.
See also List of ambassadors of the United States List of ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump
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