Ambassador David M. Satterfield

Ambassador David M. Satterfield has over four decades of diplomatic service and policy and management leadership experience in the United States and overseas in the Near East and Europe. He has served as assistant secretary of state, National Security Council staff director, ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey, and charge’ d’affaires in Iraq and Egypt.  He was appointed White House Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues by President Biden in October 2023. In 2024, he stepped down from this role and served as a consultant to the Department of State. Currently, Ambassador Satterfield serves as Director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.