Mr. Scott M. Oudkirk
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to NATO (TBC)

Scott M. Oudkirk began his assignment as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to NATO in September 2024.  Prior to Brussels, he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara from July 2021 – July 2024.  He previously served as the Director of the Department of State’s Office of Iran Affairs from 2018 to 2020.  From 2014 to 2017, his work focused on Iraq and the counter-ISIS campaign, first as the Deputy Political Counselor at Embassy Baghdad and successively as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the State Department’s Office of Iraq Affairs. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Oudkirk previously served in both Ankara and Istanbul for seven years across two a  ssignments and extended temporary duty.  He has also served at the National Security Council, as well as in China and Jamaica. Prior to receiving his Foreign Service commission in 1998, he worked for the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration and for the General Electric Company.  A graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Mr. Oudkirk also holds Master’s degrees from Columbia University and the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School.  Mr. Oudkirk is married to Sandra Oudkirk, previously the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, and is the father of three children.