Professional Affiliation

Former U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Afghanistan

Expert Bio

Annie Pforzheimer is a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer who served in Mexico, El
Salvador, and Colombia, as the Director of Andean Affairs at the State Department, and on
detail to the National Security Council as the Director for the Central America Engagement
Strategy. She is a Woodrow Wilson Center Global Fellow, and a foreign policy consultant and
media commentator.