Audrey Hsieh

Audrey Hsieh is a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State with over ten years of experience in national security, strategic communications, and interagency collaboration.1 She is a 2014 Presidential Management Fellow and holds a Master's Degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University, specializing in Terrorism and Sub-State Violence.1

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Special Assistant to the Acting Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs (July 2023 - Present)1
• Previous Positions:
  • Vice Consul, U.S. Consulate Toronto (2021-2023)
  • Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Dhaka (2019-2021)
  • DPRK Desk Officer, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (2017-2018)
  • Adviser to the Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (2014-2017)1

Military Background

Hsieh served in the U.S. Army for eight years (2004-2012) as a Psychological Operations officer and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN) specialist.23 During her military career, she deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen.2

Education

• Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University (2012-2014)1
• Bachelor's degree in International Studies with a minor in Women and Gender Studies from The College of New Jersey2

Audrey Hsieh has extensive international operational experience, including work in Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Yemen, South Korea, and China.1 She has also interned at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the Office of Under Secretary of Defense – Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics.2