George Kent served as U.S. Ambassador to Estonia from 2023-25, capping a 33 year career as a U.S. foreign service officer (1992-2025). He served at embassies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Warsaw, Poland, Bangkok, Thailand (twice), Kyiv, Ukraine (twice) and Tallinn, Estonia. He also had a number of assignments at the U.S. Department of State, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with policy responsibilities for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan from 2018-2021. In this latter role, he was subpoenaed in 2019 to testify in the first impeachment proceeding against President Trump.

After retiring from the U.S. foreign service in 2025, Kent cycled the 4400 mile TransAmerica Bike Trail, raising money for Ukrainian front line units and awareness of Ukraine’s importance for U.S. foreign policy interests. Kent speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Thailand and some Polish, German, and Italian. He has degrees from Harvard (AB 1989), Johns Hopkins SAIS (MA 1992) and the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School (MSc 2012). His hobbies include beekeeping, choral singing, cycling, cross-country skiing, and home brewing.

George Kent