| Stephen Mull | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1958 Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Career diplomat |
Stephen D. Mull (born April 30, 1958) is a Senior Foreign Service officer who previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs and United States Ambassador to Lithuania.
Mull was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Politics in 1980.
Mull is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in the class of Minister Counselor. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, and has served as a Consular or Political Officer for the U.S. Missions in Poland, the Bahamas, and South Africa since the beginning of his career in the Foreign Service in 1982.
Prior to his assignment in Jakarta, Mull worked as Deputy Director of the State Department Operations Center, as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, as Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in the Bureau of European Affairs, and as Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of State.
On March 10, 2003, then-U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Mull as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania.[1] After being confirmed by the Senate, he assumed his position on August 26, 2003. He completed his tour of duty on July 18, 2006.[2]
On April 30, 2009, Mull testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.[3]
Mull is married to Cheri Stephan. The Mulls have one child, Ryan.
| Preceded by John Tefft |
Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by John Cloud |