Mary Burce Warlick

Mary Warlick is a highly accomplished senior executive and former U.S. ambassador with extensive international experience leading key organizations at the Department of State, National Security Council, and Department of Defense. With foreign policy expertise on Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Western Balkans, she has delivered results on global energy security, commercial advocacy, defense and security, development assistance, political dialogue, and rule of law. Her impressive career has been marked by skilled bilateral and multilateral negotiation, successful record of building consensus and delivering positive outcomes on multi-stakeholder boards. Warlick offers strategic leadership and policy expertise on private and public sector advocacy, corporate governance, and government relations.

Warlick holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, International Relations and Affairs from Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Humanities, is from Valparaiso University. She completed her high school studies in Concordia College - Adelaide, South Australia.

Warlick's vast experience includes serving as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, and Board Member at International Energy Agency and Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. She also worked as U.S. Consul General, Melbourne, Australia, and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia at U.S. Embassy Belgrade. Moreover, Warlick was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy at the Pentagon, the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia at the National Security Council, and the Director of the Office of Russian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.