Speaker

U.S. Department of State 

Martin is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.  Before joining the SCE team, he most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau, Moldova; previous overseas assignments include Slovakia, El Salvador, Moldova (2004-2007) and Slovenia.  

In Washington, prior to his current position Martin served as the Deputy Director in the Office for Central European Affairs, Special Assistant for Europe in the Office of the Undersecretary for Political Affairs, and desk officer for Norway and Sweden.  

Born and raised in Alabama, Martin received a MA from the University of Alabama in 1996 and a Master’s in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2010.  Martin speaks Romanian, Russian, Czech, Slovene, Spanish and Slovak.