Consul General

Biography

Douglas M. Griffiths, Cónsul General. Guayaquil-Ecuador

Mr. Griffiths was born in Ohio but grew up mostly in Texas.  He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Government.  After college he did a year of volunteer work as a teacher and social worker in Ponce, Puerto Rico.  He joined the Foreign Service in 1988 and served in Quebec City, Canada; Lisbon, Portugal; and Maputo, Mozambique before returning to Washington, D.C.  Upon completion of the Department of State’s nine-month economic course, Mr. Griffiths worked on the South Africa desk during the transition to democracy.  After a tour in Morocco, he attended Princeton University and received a master’s degree in public policy.  As Counselor for International Economic Affairs in Geneva, Mr. Griffiths advanced U.S. trade, development and environmental goals at the United Nations.  Consul General Griffiths served as  Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy to the Republic of Haiti from 2004 to 2006.