Biography of Brent Hartley

Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs

Brent Hartley, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, assumed his current position as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs in October 2012. In this capacity, he oversees bilateral relations with Nordic, Baltic and Central European countries.

His most recent assignments include Director for European Security and Political Affairs (2010-2012), Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs (2008-10) and Counselor for Political/Military Affairs in Kabul (2007-08).

Mr. Hartley has extensive experience in European security issues, including tours as the Deputy Director for European Regional Security Affairs (2006-07), Deputy Political Advisor at the U.S. Mission to NATO (1999-2002), Political/Military Affairs Officer in Rome (1989-1993), and Desk Officer for the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1987-89). He has also served as the Director for Regional Affairs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (2003-2005), Senior Advisor for International Relations at the National Counterterrorism Center (2005-06), Cyprus Desk Officer (1997-99), policy analyst in the Bureau of Personnel, staff assistant in the Bureau for European Affairs, and political officer in the Office of Egyptian Affairs.

Mr. Hartley entered the Foreign Service in March 1981 and served his first tour at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. He was born in Medford, Oregon. He and his wife have a daughter and a son. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in U.S. History and International Relations from Hampshire College and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the National War College.