Tim Lenderking

Timothy A. Lenderking
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen
In office
February 4, 2021 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTBD
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq, Iran, and Regional Multilateral Affairs; Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
In office
January 25, 2021 – January 20, 2025
Personal details
EducationWesleyan University (Bachelors),
University of Washington (Masters in History and International Relations)
Lenderking and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2021.

Timothy A. Lenderking is an American diplomat who served as the first United States special envoy for Yemen from 2021 to 2025.

He is deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran, Iraq, and regional multilateral affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the United States State Department.

References

  1. ↑ @StateDeptSPOX (February 4, 2021). ".@POTUS named Tim Lenderking U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen. His expertise will be key in facilitating humanitarian assistance and commercial import of critical commodities, and revitalizing U.S. diplomacy with the @UN and others to end the war in Yemen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Joe Biden (February 4, 2021). "Remarks by President Biden on America's Place in the World".
    ¶ … We're also stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in Yemen — a war which has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. I've asked my Middle East team to ensure our support for the United Nations-led initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels, and restore long-dormant peace talks.
    ¶ This morning, Secretary Blinken appointed Tim Lenderking, a career foreign policy officer, as our special envoy to the Yemen conflict. And I appreciate his doing this. Tim is a life — has lifelong experience in the region, and he'll work with the U.N. envoy and all parties of the conflict to push for a diplomatic resolution.
  3. ↑ "Timothy A. Lenderking: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq, Iran, and Regional Multilateral Affairs; Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs". United States Department of State. Retrieved February 4, 2021.