Mr. Paul R. Houston serves as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine. Mr. Houston is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor.
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Houston served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at U.S. Embassy Niamey, Niger, where he led U.S. diplomatic engagement and oversaw Embassy operations during a critical period for U.S.-Niger relations. Before that, he served as Senior Bureau Official, acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Threat Investigations and Analysis for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, where he helped coordinate global security operations, overseeing intelligence, investigations, and crisis management that advanced U.S. foreign policy and safeguarded national security interests. He held senior positions at U.S. diplomatic missions in Germany, Jordan, Haiti, Serbia, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
Mr. Houston has degrees in political science and international business, as well as a master’s degree in national security policy and international economics and has received numerous awards for his service. He speaks German and Arabic.
