Mike Hammer (diplomat)
Mike Hammer | |
|---|---|
| United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa | |
| In office June 1, 2022 – November 15, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David Satterfield |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office December 22, 2018 – June 1, 2022 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | James Swan |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Tamlyn |
| United States Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office April 8, 2014 – August 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Dale Eppler |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Wolff |
| Succeeded by | Carol Perez |
| 27th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
| In office March 14, 2011 – September 3, 2013 Acting: March 14, 2011 – March 30, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Philip Crowley |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Frantz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) Tufts University (MA) National Defense University (MA) |
Michael A. Hammer (born December 26, 1963) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa 2022 to 2024. A career member of the United States Foreign Service, Hammer previously served as the United States ambassador to Chile from 2014 to 2016 and the United States ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2018 to 2022. Hammer was appointed Chargé d'affaires ad interim to Cuba on November 14, 2024.