Rafik Mansour has served as the United States Principal Officer and Consul General in Jeddah since April 2025. He is also accredited to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation as the U.S. Representative.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, Mr. Mansour previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2022-2025). His most recent assignments abroad include Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. (Acting Ambassador) in Singapore (2019-2021) and Deputy Chief of Mission in Armenia (2016-2019). His diplomatic career has spanned 26 years and includes prior postings in Russia, France, Italy, Iraq, Libya, Algeria, and Haiti.
Mr. Mansour is the recipient of three Senior Foreign Service Performance Awards as well as numerous State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. He earned a Master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in addition to a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in French Literature from the University of California, Irvine. He speaks Arabic, French, Italian, Russian, and Creole.
