Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, United States

Spencer P. Boyer assumed his duties as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in August 2009. Mr. Boyer’s work in the bureau focuses on U.S. public diplomacy and public affairs. His bureau portfolio has also covered Western European affairs. Prior to joining the State Department, Mr. Boyer was the Director of International Law and Diplomacy in the National Security and International Policy Department of the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based think tank. At the Center, Mr. Boyer focused on transatlantic relations, European affairs, multilateralism, and international security.

Mr. Boyer is a graduate of Wesleyan University and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he specialized in public international law and the work of international organizations. While at NYU, he also obtained a master’s degree in French Studies, with a concentration in French politics, history, and economy. Mr. Boyer has been a guest analyst with numerous international, national, and local news outlets and is widely published on foreign affairs matters. Among other professional distinctions, Mr. Boyer served on the Independent Task Force on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow at Harvard Law School.