Deputy Chief of Mission
Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Mission Nigeria.
James P. McAnulty
Deputy Chief of Mission
U.S. Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria
James P. McAnulty arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, in early August 2009 to serve as Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy. He is currently the Deputy Chief of Mission.
Mr. McAnulty entered the U.S. Foreign Service in October 1983. He has served at U.S. Embassies in Caracas, Venezuela; Mexico City, Mexico (two assignments); Nassau, The Bahamas; San Jose, Costa Rica; Nairobi, Kenya; Brussels, Belgium (at the U.S. Mission to the European Union); and Abuja, Nigeria. He also worked at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on issues involving bilateral relations with Mexico in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and involving arms control issues in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
Mr. McAnulty received the State Department’s Warren Christopher Award for Outstanding Performance in Global Affairs in 2002 for his work on behalf of refugees as the Regional Refugee Coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya. He also earned a Senior Foreign Service Performance Award for his achievements as the Narcotics Affairs Section Director in Mexico City.
Before entering the Foreign Service, Mr. McAnulty earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a regular commission at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. He served as a U.S. Air Force Officer at assignments in Texas, Berlin, Germany; South Korea; and Virginia. He and his wife have five children, including the youngest who resides with them in Abuja.