Tibor P. Nagy

Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. (born April 29, 1949) is a Hungarian-American diplomat. He is former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and a former American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Ethiopia. He had as the acting Under Secretary of State for Management from January 20, 2025 to April 4, 2025.

Early life and education As a child, Nagy was forced to flee from Hungary and arrived in Washington, D.C. in 1957, which became his home. After retiring from the Foreign Service, Nagy served as Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University, from which he graduated in 1972. He also received a master's degree from the George Washington University in 1978. Tibor entered the foreign service in 1978.

Career Nagy is sworn in by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the Department of State on September 17, 2018. Nagy is a retired career U.S. Foreign Service officer who followed through assignments as US Ambassador to Ethiopia and Guinea as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo. His earlier assignments included Zambia, the Seychelles, Ethiopia, and Washington, D.C.

Nagy was nominated to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs by President Donald Trump on May 10, 2018. He testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 14 and was confirmed by a voice vote of the full Senate on June 28. Nagy assumed office on July 23, 2018.

Personal life Nagy has been married to Jane since 1971. They have three adult children who were the first triplets born in the independent Zimbabwe.

Publications The 2014 Paris Book Festival awarded the winning prize in non-fiction to "Kiss Your Latte Goodbye: Managing Overseas Operations" which was co-authored by Nagy.