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Susan Stevenson is a career diplomat currently serving as Head of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. Earlier in her career, Susan served as U.S. Consul General in Chiang Mai. She will share with us what she has learned from her postings in Asia.

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Susan Stevenson is a career diplomat currently serving as Head of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. Earlier in her career, Susan served as U.S. Consul General in Chiang Mai. She will share with us what she has learned from her postings in Asia.

Susan Stevenson previously served as the deputy head of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2021-2023), U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (2019-2021), and deputy head of the State Department’s Bureau of Public Affairs (2016-2019), including serving as Acting Assistant Secretary from January 2017 to February 2018.

In Washington, she also held senior positions in the State Department’s Undersecretariat for Public Diplomacy and Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Overseas, she was the U.S. Consul General in Chiang Mai, Thailand, following assignments in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mexico City, and Bangkok. Ms. Stevenson has led U.S. government efforts to fight corruption and promote entrepreneurship and the creative economy. She has also lectured extensively on government-media relations at journalism schools and with government spokespersons.

Ms. Stevenson is a recipient of the State Department’s Leadership Award on Equal Employment Opportunity, a 2018 President Rank Award, as well as Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. Prior to joining the U.S. Government, she worked in product management for the Kellogg Company, including as Category Brand Manager for Children’s Cereal in France. She holds degrees in multinational management and French from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In addition to French, Ms. Stevenson speaks Thai, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. She has three children.

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