Brandon Hudspeth confirmed as new US Consul General in Lagos
The United States Consulate in Lagos on Friday confirmed the arrival of its new Consul General, Brandon Hudspeth, to begin a three-year tenure. Hudspeth, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, succeeds Consul General Rick Swart, who retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in July. Now the top U.S. official across the 17 Southern states of Nigeria, Hudspeth previously served as the…
Brandon Hudspeth has been appointed as the new US Consul General in Lagos, commencing a three-year term. He replaces the retiring Consul General Rick Swart, who had served in the U.S. Foreign Service. As the top U.S. official for Nigeria's 17 Southern states, Hudspeth brings extensive diplomatic experience spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Washington.
Recently, he held positions such as Deputy Chief of Mission in Namibia, Political-Economic Section Chief in Mali, and Non-immigrant Visa Chief in Cuba. In Afghanistan, he served as a Political-Military Officer, and in the Philippines, he directed programs supporting law enforcement and counter-narcotics. In Washington, Hudspeth worked in the Department of State’s Operations Center, the Secretary of State’s Secretariat Staff, and as a Desk Officer in the Bureau of African Affairs.
A Texas native and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College, Hudspeth holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University.
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