Bryan David Hunt

Hunt was born in Newport News, Virginia. In 1995, he earned his bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, D.C.[1]

Hunt is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister Counselor. He previously served as the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Before this role, Hunt served as the Director of the Office of South Sudan and Sudan in the Bureau of African Affairs in the United States Department of State. Hunt also concurrently served as the State Department's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan. Earlier, Hunt served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassies in Maputo, Mozambique, Georgetown, Guyana, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. He also served as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan and as Political Counselor and Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Hunt’s earlier overseas assignments include as Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique; Consular and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana; and Political, Economic, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Domestically, Hunt also served as Deputy Director for Regional Affairs, in the Africa Bureau's Office of Regional and Security Affairs and as the Africa Bureau's Desk Officer for Angola. Hunt is a recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award, Superior Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award,and Franklin Award; the U.S. Coast Guard’s Meritorious Public Service Award; and the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award. [1]

Hunt speaks English, Portuguese, German, and Urdu.[1]