An official website of the United States Government Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Palmer 250 1

Matthew A. Palmer's term ended on September 3, 2021.

Matthew Palmer is a member of the Senior Foreign Service (class of Counselor) and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with responsibility for the Western Balkans and the Aegean. Previously, he was Director of the Office of South Central Europe. Earlier tours included Belgrade, Nicosia, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and various positions in Washington, including on the Secretary’s Policy Planning staff and at the National Security Council.

Matt is the author of a series of novels published by Penguin Random House featuring American diplomats as protagonists, three of which were selected by National Public Radio as being among the best books of their respective years.

Matt is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He speaks Serbian, Greek, and Japanese.

U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future