On April 25, 2024, USIP’s Board of Directors appointed Ambassador George Moose as the Institute’s acting president and chief executive officer. Ambassador Moose will fulfill this role during the tenure of Lise Grande’s service as the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues.  

Ambassador Moose was a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service, where he attained the rank of career ambassador. His service with the U.S. State Department included assignments in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. He held appointments as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Benin and to the Republic of Senegal.

From 1991 to 1992, he served as the U.S. alternate representative to the U.N. Security Council. In 1993, he was appointed U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, a position he occupied until August 1997. From 1998 to 2001, he was the U.S. permanent representative to the European Office of the U.N. in Geneva. In June 2007, he was appointed to USIP’s board by the White House, serving as a member and then chair until 2023.

He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at his alma mater Grinnell College, on the board of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and on the U.N. Foundation’s Global Leadership Council. Since 2003, he has been an adjunct professor of practice at The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Moose has a bachelor's degree in American studies from Grinnell College, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate.