Neda Brown has extensive experience in U.S. foreign policy and communications, currently serving as Director of the Executive Secretariat Staff at the U.S. Department of State since October 2022. Prior to this role, Neda held several key positions within the Department of State from June 2003 to July 2021, including Principal Officer and Consul General, Deputy Chief of Mission (Acting) at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, and media relations responsibilities. Neda contributed to strategic international initiatives as Director for the Caribbean and Summit of the Americas at the National Security Council from August 2021 to July 2022, and also worked as Deputy Field Organizer/Early Vote Organizer for Organizing for America in late 2012. Neda's foundational training includes studies at the National War College and the Foreign Service Institute.