{
  "id": 907638,
  "title": "Brandon Hudspeth confirmed as new US Consul General in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/brandon-hudspeth-confirmed-as-new-us-consul-general-in-lagos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T20:25:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/14/brandon-hudspeth-confirmed-as-new-us-consul-general-in-lagos/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}