Rafik Mansour
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Policy, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs @U.S. Department Of State
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WORK HISTORY
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Policy, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs @U.S. Department Of State
Washington, DC, US
EDUCATION
National Defense University
Master's, National Security Strategy (National War College)
UC Irvine
B.S./B.A., Biology/French Literature
ABOUT RAFIK MANSOUR
An American Dream story: a first-generation immigrant turned senior diplomat. Rafik Mansour is currently the most senior Arab American career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. A 24-year veteran of the State Department, he served five American Presidents, advanced U.S. foreign policy priorities over five continents, and impactfully managed people, resources, and policy in ten countries. He holds the personal rank of Minister-Counselor (Senate-confirmed rank; equivalent to Major General/O-8) as well as a Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI). A compassionate leader and culturally-sensitive citizen of the world, he served in Washington, Singapore, Russia, France, Italy, Armenia, Iraq, Libya, Algeria, and Haiti. Throughout, he strategically advanced the security of the United States and its allies, economic prosperity for American businesses and workers, and public-private partnerships. Keen on mentoring, coaching, and the advancement of diversity/inclusion ideals, he enjoys public speaking, travel, and foreign languages. Fluent in Arabic, French and Italian, he also possesses a working knowledge of Russian and Creole. The Italian President bestowed the Italian Order of Merit upon him in 2019 for two decades of impactful advancement of transatlantic relations. Rafik obtained a B.A. in French Literature (magna cum laude) and a B.S. in Biology (cum laude) from the University of California, Irvine. The U.S. government selected him for senior training at the National War College, where he received a master’s degree in National Security Strategy in 2014.
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