Scott Renner

Scott Renner (IAFS '86, Law '93) joined the Department of State in 1997, and he currently serves as the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.  His overseas postings include Lagos, Santiago, Mexico City, Warsaw, Bogota, and Toronto.  Scott also served domestically in the Department’s Office of Children’s Issues including as the Office Director from 2018-2021, and as Senior Advisor in the Office of Overseas Citizen’s Services from 2021-2022 working on the State Department’s response to international crises.  Most recently, Scott served as Consul General in Mexico City from 2022-2025.  In 2018, Scott attended the National Defense University and earned a master’s degree from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.  Prior to joining the Department of State, he worked as a Public Defender in Boulder, Colorado and proudly served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali from 1987-1989.