Dennis Walter Hearne

Mr. Hearne, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, has served as an American diplomat since 1985. He is currently Principal Deputy High Representative, Office of the High Representative, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a United States Department of State position he has held since 2017. Other senior leadership positions in which he has served include: Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, from 2016 to 2017; senior advisor to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 2015 to 2016; United States Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2009 to 2012; and as foreign policy advisor to United States military commanders, including two years of service in combat operations in Afghanistan. Mr. Hearne earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.S. from the National War College. He is the recipient of the United States Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. He also speaks Croatian and Portuguese.