Thomas Hodges Email & Phone Number

Northern Virginia

Contract in support of the Office of Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Consultant in international affairs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Drafted CISA's global international capacity development strategy. Ran a multi-year program to strengthen critical infrastructure in the Philippines and oversaw a State Department-funded project to strengthen cybersecurity in multiple countries throughout.

Professional diplomat in the service of the United States of America, carrying out foreign policy and leadership missions overseas and in Washington. Represented the interests of the government and the people of the United States globally. Retired in the class of Minister Counselor (SES II / O-8 equivalent). Highlights included three years as Deputy Chief.

Advised more than 500 members of the Senior Foreign Service on career milestones, drawing on extensive experience and knowledge of the Foreign Service. Often drew on exceptional interpersonal skills to coach clients through career and personal challenges. Co-authored promotion precepts for the entire Foreign Service.

Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA

Taught leadership skills to Foreign Service Officers, including newly promoted Senior Foreign Service Officers and new Deputy Chiefs of Mission. Developed virtual course design to maintain continuity of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Second-in-command at a U.S. diplomatic mission in a global financial capital. With the Consul General, led a team of over 300, featuring a dozen U.S. Government agencies, charged with promoting the interests of the United States, protecting the interests of U.S. citizens and businesses, advancing trade, executing the full range of diplomatic duties.

Responsible for the public diplomacy of the United States Government in the world's largest country; America's most consequential diplomatic relationship. Led a team of two dozen Foreign Service Officers and fifty Chinese locally employed staff in Beijing and five constituent Consulates across China. Areas of endeavor included press relations with U.S..

Ms, National Resource Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, European Studies