Patrick Murphy

Mr. Murphy, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, is currently Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State. Mr. Murphy has served over twenty-five years in the Senior Foreign Service in numerous senior positions, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2016 to 2018, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’affaires in Bangkok, Thailand from 2013 to 2016, Acting Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma from 2012 to 2013, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Maseru, Lesotho from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Murphy earned a B.A. from the University of Vermont, an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University, and an M.S. from the National War College. He studied at l’Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales in Nice, France. Mr. Murphy is the recipient of twelve notable awards from the Department of State, including the Expeditionary Service Award. He received a Superior Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army for his leadership role in northern Iraq. Mr. Murphy speaks French, Burmese, Cantonese, and Spanish.