Erik Holmgren is the Director of the Office of Middle East and Asia Energy Diplomacy in the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources. Previously, Erik served as Economic Counselor in Athens, Greece. Erik has served as Energy, Environment, Science, and Technology Counselor in Mexico City; Deputy Political Counselor Moscow; Political and Economic Chief Podgorica; as NATO Desk officer in the State Department headquarters; as well as tours in Kyiv, Ukraine and Lima, Peru. Erik has a J.D. from George Washington University and a B.S./B.A. from University of WisconsinPlatteville in civil engineering and Spanish. Erik is originally from Madison Wisconsin. He is married with three children.