Puneet Talwar
Puneet Talwar | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
| In office November 21, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David T. Fischer |
| 18th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs | |
| In office April 9, 2014 – November 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Shapiro |
| Succeeded by | R. Clarke Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Columbia University (MIA) |
Puneet Talwar (born 1965 in Washington D.C.) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Morocco from November 2022 to 2025. He previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2014 to November 2015. Talwar served as a top Middle East advisor to Barack Obama and played a central role in the backchannel diplomacy that produced the Iran nuclear deal. Prior to working in the White House, he was a top advisor to then-Senator Joe Biden on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for twelve years.