Stephen D. Mull

Stephen Mull
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Acting
In office
June 5, 2018 – August 29, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTom Shannon
Succeeded byDavid Hale
Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation
In office
September 25, 2015 – August 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJoseph Macmanus (Acting)
Succeeded byBrian Hook (Special Representative for Iran)
United States Ambassador to Poland
In office
November 8, 2012 – August 29, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLee Feinstein
Succeeded byPaul Jones
23rd Executive Secretary of the Department of State
In office
June 21, 2009 – October 5, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel Smith
Succeeded byJohn Bass
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
Acting
In office
January 11, 2007 – August 8, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Hillen
Succeeded byMark Kimmitt
United States Ambassador to Lithuania
In office
August 26, 2003 – June 16, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Tefft
Succeeded byJohn Cloud
Personal details
Born (1958-04-30) April 30, 1958 (age 66)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown 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.[1][2]

Ambassador Mull holds the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest diplomatic rank in the United States Foreign Service.[3]

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.[4]

In 2024, Secretary of State Antony Blinken appointed him to coordinate the peaceful transfer of power with the Trump Presidential Transition Team. [5]

  1. ^ United States Department of State. "Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs". Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Toosi, Nahal (June 25, 2018). "Pompeo gives U.S. diplomats 'dose of reality' after early high hopes". POLITICO. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "PN1907 - 2 nominees for Foreign Service, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Appointment of Ambassador Stephen D. Mull as Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation
  5. ^ Forbes Breaking News (November 7, 2024). ‘We Are Ready To Go’: State Department Vows To Cooperate With Trump's Team On Transition Process. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via YouTube.