Stephen Mull | |
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 Official portrait, 2010 | |
| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Acting | |
| In office June 5, 2018 – August 29, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tom Shannon |
| Succeeded by | David Hale |
| Coordinator forIran Nuclear Implementation | |
| In office September 25, 2015 – August 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph Macmanus(Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Brian Hook(Special Representative for Iran) |
| United States Ambassador to Poland | |
| In office November 8, 2012 – August 29, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lee Feinstein |
| Succeeded by | Paul Jones |
| 23rdExecutive Secretary of the Department of State | |
| In office June 21, 2009 – October 5, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Daniel Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Bass |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Acting | |
| In office January 11, 2007 – August 8, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Hillen |
| Succeeded by | Mark Kimmitt |
| United States Ambassador to Lithuania | |
| In office August 26, 2003 – June 16, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Tefft |
| Succeeded by | John Cloud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-04-30)April 30, 1958 (age 67) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Stephen D. Mull (born April 30, 1958) is aSenior Foreign Service officer who was most recently the ActingUndersecretary of State for Political Affairs. He previously served asUnited States Ambassador toPoland, ActingAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs andUnited States Ambassador toLithuania.[1][2]
Ambassador Mull holds the rank ofCareer Ambassador, the highest diplomatic rank in the United States Foreign Service.[3]
On September 18, 2015, Mull was appointed as the United States Lead Coordinator forIran Nuclear Implementation, tasked with carrying out the terms of theJoint Comprehensive Plan of Action byUnited States Secretary of StateJohn Kerry.[4]
In 2024,Secretary of StateAntony Blinken appointed him to coordinate the peaceful transfer of power with theTrump Presidential Transition Team.[5]
Mull was born inReading, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromGeorgetown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Politics in 1980.
Mull is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in theclass of Career Ambassador. He previously served as theDeputy Chief of Mission inJakarta,Indonesia, and has served as a Consular or Political Officer for the U.S. Missions in Poland, theBahamas, and South Africa since the beginning of his career in the Foreign Service in 1982.
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Prior to his assignment in Jakarta, Mull worked as Deputy Director of the State Department Operations Center, as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy inWarsaw,Poland, as Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in theBureau of European Affairs, and as Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of State.
On March 10, 2003, then-U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Mull as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania.[6] After being confirmed by the Senate, he assumed his position on August 26, 2003. He completed his tour of duty on July 18, 2006.[7]
On April 30, 2009, Mull testified before theU.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international efforts to combatpiracy off the coast ofSomalia.[8]
Mull is married to Cheri Stephan. The Mulls have one child, Ryan.
Stephen Mull was appointed theUnited States Ambassador to Poland on October 24, 2012. He speaksPolish fluently.[9]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Lithuania 2003–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Poland 2012–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Coordinator forIran Nuclear Implementation 2015–2017 | Succeeded byas Special Representative for Iran |
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| Preceded by | Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Acting 2007–2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Executive Secretary of the Department of State 2009–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Acting 2018 | Succeeded by |
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