Increased bilateral trade from $1.2 billion to $1.7 billion. Assisted Uber and 10 other U.S. investors to create over 4,500 jobs in Ghana. Promoted successful, peaceful, transparent presidential and parliamentary elections. Negotiated private management of electric utility and new Defense Cooperation Agreement. Enhanced peacekeeping and security programs. Led a team of 165 Americans and 600 Ghanaians to foster development and promote good governance. Aided Ghana to restructure primary education. Made over 100 speeches on business, diplomacy and development.

Led reorganization of Bureau of African Affairs. Managed 4 Deputy Assistant Secretaries, a Senior Advisor, 9 Office Directors, and 46 Ambassadors and Chargés in the field. Directly supervised Nigeria Policy and Operations Group, overseeing 2015 elections and fight against Boko Haram. Coordinated State Department’s efforts to contain Ebola. Testified several times before House of Representatives and Senate committees on Africa policy.

Doubled U.S. exports to Cameroon. Persuaded other countries to collaborate in promoting democracy, human rights, and transparent elections. Promoted entrepreneurship and biodiversity, especially sustainable use of ebony in guitars.

Strengthened partnership through extensive public diplomacy. Intervened successfully on behalf of two large American investors. Promoted Moroccan involvement in Middle East Peace Process.

Received DCM of the Year Award for “deft leadership, strong interpersonal and communication skills, model interagency coordination, objective reporting, effective engagement, and team-building”. Aided in development of Millennium Challenge Account Compact proposal. Organized successful African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, involving Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative.

Restructured democracy promotion programs, especially in the Muslim World. Edited the first and second reports on U.S. government human rights promotion activities. Won praise from Inspectors for successfully molding and motivating team of 27.