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Gregory LoGerfo | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
| Assumed office May 21, 2026 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Monica Ager Jacobsen (acting) |
| Acting January 20, 2025 – October 29, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth H. Richard |
| Succeeded by | Monica Ager Jacobsen (acting) |
| Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs | |
| Acting December 2025 – May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Henry T. Wooster |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Principal Deputy Coordinator of the Bureau of Counterterrorism | |
| In office June 2024 – January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Monica Ager Jacobsen (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Awards | |
Gregory LoGerfo is an American diplomat who has served as the coordinator for counterterrorism since 2026. LoGerfo previously served as principal deputy coordinator of the Bureau of Counterterrorism from June 2024 to January 2025, acting coordinator for counterterrorism from January to October 2025, and acting principal deputy coordinator of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from December 2025 to May 2026. LoGerfo was the deputy chief of mission at the United States embassy in Tunis from 2019 to 2021, and later, at the United States embassy in Baghdad from 2021 to 2022.
Early life and education
[edit source]Gregory LoGerfo was raised in Belmont, Massachusetts, the son of Frank LoGerfo and Judith Molnar LoGerfo.[1] He attended Boston College High School before attaining a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and a law degree from the College of William & Mary.[2]
Career
[edit source]LoGerfo was a political officer in Amman, Jordan, from 2001 to 2002.[3] The following year, LoGerfo served in the Department of State's Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs as senior economic officer, a position he held until 2005.[2] In 2006, LoGerfo worked for the National Security Council,[2] and from 2007 to 2010, he was a political officer in Cairo, Egypt.[3] He served as deputy political counselor at the United States embassy in Baghdad from 2010 to 2011.[3]
From 2012 to 2015, LoGerfo served as counselor for political and economic affairs at the United States embassy in The Hague.[3] LoGerfo was then the director for Maghreb Affairs at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from 2015 to 2017.[2]
LoGerfo later served as chief of staff to deputy secretary of state Jake Sullivan until 2019, when he became the deputy chief of mission at the United States embassy in Tunis, a position he held for two years.[2] From 2021 to 2022, LoGerfo was the deputy chief of mission at the United States embassy in Baghdad.[2]
From June 2024 to January 2025, LoGerfo served as the principal deputy coordinator of the Bureau of Counterterrorism;[4] he was then the acting coordinator for counterterrorism from January to October 2025.[5][4] From December 2025 to May 2026, LoGerfo was the principal deputy coordinator of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.[4]
On October 21, 2025, the United States Senate received a nomination for LoGerfo to serve as the coordinator for counterterrorism.[6][7] On May 18, 2026, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate in a 46–43 vote.[8] He assumed office three days later.[2]
Personal life
[edit source]LoGerfo is married and has two sons.[3] He is multilingual, speaking English as well as Arabic and Dutch.[2]
Awards
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "Opening Statement of Gregory LoGerfo" (PDF). Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Gregory D. LoGerfo". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gregory D. LoGerfo". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Greg LoGerfo". LegiStorm. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ Rod, Marc (December 11, 2025). "Cruz rips House committee over changes to Muslim Brotherhood terrorism bill". Jewish Insider. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "PN616-10 - Nomination of Gregory LoGerfo for Department of State, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". Congress. January 3, 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ Cheslow, Daniella; Ewing, Giselle Ruhiyyih (December 10, 2025). "How a new Russia-China-US network could work". POLITICO. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "PN730-41 - Nomination of Gregory LoGerfo for Department of State, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". Congress. May 18, 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- College of William & Mary alumni
- University of Miami alumni
- People from Belmont, Massachusetts
- Presidential Rank Award recipients
- United States ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump
- 21st-century American diplomats
- Biden administration personnel
- Trump administration personnel
- United States coordinators for counterterrorism
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- Living people
- United States deputy chiefs of mission
- Tunisia–United States relations
- Iraq–United States relations
- Arabic-speaking diplomats