Stephen D. Mull
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 for Iran 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 |
| 23rd Executive 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 | April 30, 1958 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Stephen D. Mull (born April 30, 1958) is a Senior Foreign Service officer who was most recently the Acting Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Poland, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and United States Ambassador to Lithuania.
Ambassador Mull holds the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest diplomatic rank in the United States Foreign Service.
On September 18, 2015, Mull was appointed as the United States Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation, tasked with carrying out the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
In 2024, Secretary of State Antony Blinken appointed him to coordinate the peaceful transfer of power with the Trump Presidential Transition Team.