US Mission Welcomes New Consul General In Lagos

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The United States Consulate General in Lagos has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Mr Brandon Hudspeth.

The development was contained in an official statement released by the Press Office, Public Diplomacy Section, U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, on Friday.

Consul General Hudspeth begins a three-year tenure as the senior U.S. government representative across the 17 states of southern Nigeria.

Mr Hudspeth, an accomplished diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, succeeds Consul General Rick Swart, who retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in July.

Mr Hudspeth is serving in Lagos for the second time, having previously served as the Political-Economic Section Chief from 2020 to 2022.

“I am honoured to return to Lagos as the U.S. Consul General,” Consul General Hudspeth said.

“I know firsthand the strength of the U.S.-Nigeria partnership and the extraordinary energy, ingenuity, and entrepreneurial spirit that Nigerians and Americans share.”

Consul General Hudspeth noted that he looks forward to reconnecting with old friends, building new partnerships and working alongside Nigerians to expand trade and investment, drive innovation, strengthen collaboration in the technology and creative industries, and create new opportunities that advance shared prosperity for both countries.

Consul General Hudspeth brings two decades of diplomatic experience spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America and Washington.

Most recently, he served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia. His earlier assignments include serving as Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, where he led U.S. civilian assistance programmes supporting law enforcement, the rule of law, counter-narcotics efforts and maritime…