U.S. Embassy has new Deputy Chief of Mission

Aug 24, 2013 News

The US Embassy has a new Deputy Chief of Mission.
According to the Embassy, Bryan Hunt arrived in Guyana on Wednesday to take up the post.
Prior to his appointment, Hunt served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from July 2011 to July 2013, handling bilateral relations with the countries of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
Hunt is a career Foreign Service Officer with extensive service in South Asia and Africa.

Deputy Chief of Mission, Bryan Hunt

“He served as Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan from July 2009 to October 2010, Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan from July 2006 to July 2009, and Political Officer in Islamabad, Pakistan from August 2004 to July 2006.” From 1996 to 2002, Hunt served in several African countries. He was also the Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique from August 2000 to August 2002; Consular and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana from September 1998 to August 2000; and Political, Economic, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau from September 1996 to July 1998.
Hunt has also served in the United States as Deputy Director for Regional and Security Affairs in the State Department’s Africa Bureau from October 2010 to July 2011 and as Desk Officer for Angola in the State Department’s Africa Bureau from September 2002 to August 2004.
The Embassy said that Hunt has received various Department of State awards, including the Superior Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award, and Franklin Award.