Todd Chapman

Mr. Chapman holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Duke University and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. He recently retired from the U.S. Government after over 30 years as a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. As the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil from 2020 to 2021, he advanced a broad economic, security, and environmental agenda at the sixth-largest U.S. embassy in the world and coordinated support for over 275,000 U.S. residents in Brazil. Previously, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador from 2016 to 2019, where he revitalized the bilateral relationship and attracted new U.S. investments to Ecuador. His international experience through his career in the foreign service and in the private sector includes postings in Afghanistan, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mozambique, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. Mr. Chapman was recently admitted into the American Academy of Diplomacy in Washington D.C. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has a working knowledge of Chinese and Arabic.