BCIU will schedule individual consultations in Washington, D.C. with The Honorable Eric Stromayer, Ambassador-Designate of the United States to the Togolese Republic.
These private consultations allow a member to share updates on their company-specific issues. Please indicate the amount of time you request for your appointment.
For more information, please contact Calum Hill at chill@bciu.org or +1-212-490-0460.
Eric Stromayer, was confirmed by the senate as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Togolese Republic on January 2, 2019.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Ambassador-Designate Stromayer most recently served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans in the Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, a position he has held since 2017. He has served 29 years in the Foreign Service, including extensive assignments in Africa. Known for his leadership and management expertise, his Africa Bureau assignments include service in Madagascar as Chargé d’Affaires from 2010 to 2011 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2008 to 2010; Executive Director of the Bureau of African Affairs from 2014 to 2017; a Desk Officer in the Office of West African Affairs at the Bureau of African Affairs from 2002 to 2005; and General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 1991 to 1994.
Ambassador-Designate Stromayer additionally served the U.S. Department of State as Management Counselor at U.S. Embassy Amman, Jordan from 2011 to 2014, and Management Counselor from 2007 to 2008 and General Services Officer from 2005 to 2007 in the U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary. He was also General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy Rabat, Morocco from 1998 to 2002; Administrative Officer at the U.S. Consulate Calcutta, India from 1995 to 1998; Watch Officer at the Operations Center from 1994 to 1995, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy Port au Prince, Haiti from 1990 to 1991.
Prior to joining the U.S. Department of State, Ambassador-Designate Stromayer worked at the World Bank from 1987 to 1988, and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thies, Senegal from 1982 to 1983.
Ambassador-Designate Stromayer earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced international Studies.