Sedat Önal

Sedat Önal
Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
Assumed office
April 24, 2024
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byHasan Murat Mercan
Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations
In office
February 21, 2023  April 24, 2024
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byFeridun Sinirlioğlu
Succeeded byAhmet Yıldız
Ambassador of Turkey in Jordan
In office
July 18, 2012  November 15, 2016
PresidentAbdullah Gül
Preceded byAli Köprülü
Succeeded byMurat Karagöz
Consul General of Turkey in Vienna
In office
July 1, 2007  November 1, 2009
PresidentAhmet Necdet Sezer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byİbrahim Mete Yağlı
Personal details
Born (1963-08-11) August 11, 1963
Kayseri, Turkey
EducationAnkara University

Sedat Önal (born 11 August 1963, Kayseri) is the ambassador of Turkey to the United States since 24 April 2024. Önal was the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations between 21 February 2023 and 24 April 2024. Previously serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, he held various positions within the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.