James R. Moore, Deputy Chief of Mission to Sri Lanka and Maldives

Deputy Chief of Mission  James R. Moore

Jim Moore arrived in Sri Lanka on July 31, 2006 to take up his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo. Previously, he served at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey as Counselor for Public Affairs from 2003-2006. Mr. Moore’s other overseas assignments with the Department of State have been in India, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, and Ecuador. He entered the Foreign Service in 1984.

Mr. Moore earned a master’s degree in international relations from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1985 and a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Colby College in 1976. He is a native of Pennsylvania.