Ms. Buzenas began her service as the Consul General in Chiang Mai in August 2022. Prior to this, Ms. Buzenas was the U.S. Embassy in Beijing’s Director of Public Engagement and concurrently acted as the U.S. Ambassador to China’s Chief of Staff. In Washington, she served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the top career U.S. diplomat, and as the Office of Pakistan Affairs’ Economic Unit Chief. Overseas, Ms. Buzenas served at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels; two tours in Islamabad, Pakistan; and in Bangkok, Thailand.