Clifford A. Hart, Jr.

Clifford A. Hart Jr. is an American diplomat. He served as Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau from July 2013 to July 2016. His was also a Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks, for which President Obama accorded him the personal rank of Ambassador. As Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, he made good use of social media and is well-liked locally; he is affectionately nicknamed "Clifford BB".

Hart's other Washington assignments include, at the White House, the National Security Council's China/Taiwan Director; at the Pentagon, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations; and, at the State Department, Director of the Office of Taiwan Coordination, Deputy Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, Operations Center Deputy Director for Crisis Management, and other positions. During a Facebook Live chat session in July 2016, Hart said that he will retire from his 33-year diplomatic career and return to Hong Kong to work for a private institution.

Hart currently is a senior advisor at BowerGroup Asia.