Former Expert

Vicki Huddleston

In June of 2009 Vicki Huddleston was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for Africa at the Department of Defense. She was a visiting fellow at Brookings and co-director of the Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition from 2007 to 2009.

Experience

Current Positions

  • Commentator, major news networks

Past Positions

  • Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
  • U.S. Ambassador to Mali and Madagascar
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa
  • Chief of Mission, United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba
  • Director and Deputy Director of Cuban Affairs, Department of State

Education

  • M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1975
  • B.A., University of Colorado, 1964

Contact

Email Vicki Huddleston

202.797.6105Brookings Office of Communications

Recent Activity

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