Simon Henshaw

Mr. Henshaw, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, has served as an American diplomat since 1985. He is currently a senior advisor to the Health Initiatives Task Force at the Department of State, coordinating efforts to respond to a series of health and security incidents affecting United States diplomats in Cuba and China. Previously, Mr. Henshaw served in senior leadership positions at the Department of State, including as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and, starting in 2017, as Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration from 2013 to 2018. Additionally, from 2011 to 2013, he served as Director of the Office of Andean Affairs, and, from 2008 to 2011, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Mr. Henshaw has also served at five other overseas diplomatic posts. Mr. Henshaw earned a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a M.S. from the National War College. He is the recipient of twelve notable awards from the Department of State. Mr. Henshaw speaks French, Spanish, basic Russian, and basic Portuguese.