Who is the diplomat replacing Yuri Kim at the State Department?

Andrew Stowe is the official who replaced Yuri Kim at the State Department.

Andrew Stowe is the Acting Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

Prior to assuming this role, he served as Executive Director for the Offices of European and Eurasian Affairs and International Organization Affairs since July 2023.

With 23 years of experience in the Foreign Service, his previous positions include: Management Officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Supervisory Management Officer for NEA/EX; Management Advisor in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Deputy Management Advisor in Kabul, Afghanistan; General Services Officer in the Iraq Support Unit in Amman, Jordan; Management Officer in Bangkok, Thailand; Consular Officer in Kampala, Uganda; and Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer in Jakarta, Indonesia.

He is a graduate of the University of Utah and American University. He is married and has three children./hashtag.al