A Conversation with Ambassador Arnold A. Chacon
Secretary for Administration and Finance
Organization of American States
Date: Monday, September 9th
Time: 10 AM – 9 AM EST
Location: Zoom
Join us for a conversation with the Ambassador Arnold A. Chacon, Secretary for Administration and Finance at the Organization of American States, who will share his insights on diversity at State and offer advice for a successful career in foreign policy.
The Diverse Diplomacy Leaders Speaker Series connects current and former career Foreign and Civil Service Officers with those considering or entering careers in foreign policy. This event is brought to you as part of an Una Chapman Cox Foundation project on American Diplomacy and the Foreign Service.
Learn more about Diverse Diplomacy at diversediplomacy.com.
This event will have live closed captioning.
Ambassador Chacon is currently the Secretary for Administration and Finance at the Organization for American States. Before joining the Organization of American States, Ambassador Arnold Chacon served as co-lead for the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), a U.S. presidential initiative announced at the 2022 Summit of the Americas. Over the course of his career at the State Department, he has represented the United States abroad in nine countries, including as Chief of Mission in Guatemala, and served as Director General of the Foreign Service and Deputy Executive Secretary of the Executive Secretariat. Ambassador Chacon is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy.
Ambassador Chacon served as Special Chargé D’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, in 2021, where he led the implementation of the U.S.-Canada Roadmap for Renewed Partnership. As Director General of the Foreign Service, he reinvigorated professional development and recruitment programs to attract, develop, and retain personnel from underrepresented communities. Ambassador Chacon was granted Guatemala’s highest civilian honor for combating child nutrition, supporting justice and security policies, and promoting economic competitiveness.
Ambassador Chacon studied International Affairs at the University of Colorado. He has received numerous leadership honors, including two Presidential Rank Awards and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Distinguished Civilian Award for his leadership at the National Defense University.
