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Sections and Agencies at the Embassy

Executive Office

Anne Slaughter Andrew
Ambassador

Paul Birdsall 
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission

Sections and Agencies at the Embassy

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Area Director - Eric Hoffman  

Consular Section
Consul General - Paul Birdsall

Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Counselor - Kevin N. Smith

Department of Commerce
Commercial Attaché - William B Smith

Drug Enforcement Administration
Country Attaché - Phillip Springer

Environmental Hub for Central America and the Caribbean
Regional Environmental Officer– Tim Lattimer

Joint Administrative Office
Counselor for Management Affairs - Brian Wilson
Financial Management Officer (FMO)
General Services Officer(GSO) - Ramon E. Best 
Information Management Officer (IMO) - Eldred P.Butler

Office of Defense Representative
Chief, USODR - Commander Troy J. Vest

Peace Corps Director
Steven Dorsey

Political and Economic Section
Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs - Julie Schechter Torres
Narcotic Affairs Officer – Rob Andrew

Public Affairs Section
Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs - Mark Tauber

Regional Security Office
Regional Security (RSO) Security Officer - Stephen DeWitt

U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Latin America and Caribbean
Senior Regional Advisor Tim Callaghan

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Latin America Regional Office
Regional Director – Dr. Paul J. Seligman

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