Alan Clark

• Led my Public Engagement team of seven USDH, four EFMs, and 22 LE staff through a fast-paced transition, moving to immediately and aggressively advance Administration priorities in China.
• While serving as Acting Minister Counselor for five months, managed the budget and all personnel matters for Mission China, including getting all of our FY25 .7 funding allocated in time even before receipt of our final AOA. Directed the work of more than 100 staff across the Embassy and four Consulates.
• Reenvisioned what Public Engagement in China should look like under a second Trump Administration.
• Oversee all grants in Mission China.

• Coordinated with USG stakeholders across the Pacific, including the National Security Council, to design and implement effective messaging campaigns.
• Unearthed and used difficult-to-locate information behind China's Great Firewall to identify key members of Chinese organized crime organizations operating in the Pacific. Worked closely with the FBI, other interagency partners, and the Government of Australia to bring real-world consequences to some of the worst actors in the region.
• Managed more than $2 million in grants.

• Knit a siloed group of 14 capable individuals into a cohesive and effective team.
• Boosted attendance at in-person events by 260%, and online readership by 1,000%.
• Tracked and countered disinformation on Hong Kong in 2019 and COVID in 2020.
• Guided post as Acting CG and established a framework for getting the consulate through the intense initial phase of the COVID crisis in January-February 2020.

Led Mission China in designing and implementing complex speaker and cultural programs, including in Tibet and Xinjiang.

Served as operational manager for a 10-person section. Handled all visas and complicated ACS cases. Arriving at a time of deep conflict among the LES, led an organizational and cultural shift, guiding the team into reconciliation and increased productivity through introduction of cross-training and metrics for accountability.

Started as line officer, later chosen to serve as Acting NIV Chief, supervising 15 officers and 25 LES. Ended tour as Acting ACS Chief. Arranged for rescue of American citizens in Japan while TDY to assist in the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

Translated and edited media in Embassy Tokyo Press Office as a local hire, concurrently serving as PAS backup interpreter.