Dereck J. Hogan took his oath of office at the Department of State in Washington to become the United States ambassador to Moldova. Ambassador Hogan will arrive in Chisinau later this month, IPN has learned from the U.S. Embassy.

Until recently, Derek J. Hogan served as Deputy Executive Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, a positon he held since 2017. Mr. Hogan is one of the Department of State’s experts on Eastern Europe, having served five tours working in or on Eastern Europe, including Russia and Azerbaijan. Hogan holds a number of honor awards conferred by the Department of State.

Derek J. Hogan is the successor of James Pettit, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Moldova since 2015 and recently completed his duties.