Deputy Chief of Mission

Michael J. Murphy
Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Pristina, Kosovo

DCM Michael J. Murphy

Michael J. Murphy, an 18 year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service, was named in 2009 as Deputy Chief of Mission of U.S. Embassy, Pristina, Kosovo.

Immediately prior to his posting in Pristina, he served as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.  His other overseas postings include London, England; Yaounde, Cameroon; and Lagos, Nigeria.  While in Washington, DC, he has served as Executive Assistant both to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs and the Director General of the Foreign Service, and as Desk Officer for Bulgaria and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  Michael's Foreign Service Career has included tenure in the Fellowship of Hope program, through which U.S. diplomats serve in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of allied governments in Europe.  He served from 2001-2002 in Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Office Director for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. 

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked on Capitol Hill as Senior Legislative Aide to Congresswoman Marilyn Lloyd of Tennessee, with particular responsibilities for international affairs and defense issues.   

Michael Murphy hails from East Greenbush, New York, and is an avid New York Yankees fan.  He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hamilton College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.  He is married to Kimberly Murphy, herself a member of the U.S. Foreign Service.