Philo L. Dibble
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Philo Dibble is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) in March 2005. He previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in Near East Affairs (NEA) from 2003 until 2005, and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Damascus, Syria 2001 to 2003. Other overseas assignments have included tours in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Tunisia, Italy and Pakistan. Mr. Dibble has also served as Director, Office of Northern Gulf Affairs; Deputy Director, Office of Egyptian and North African Affairs; Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Financial Economist, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; and Lebanon Desk Officer.
Mr. Dibble is a graduate of St. John?s College, Annapolis Maryland, and holds a Masters Degree from the Johns Hopkins University.
Released on March 14, 2005
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