Shane Siegel is currently serving as the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Nicosia. Shane arrived in Cyprus in July, 2024 as the Political-Economic Counselor. Shane’s previous postings abroad include serving as the Political-Military Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy The Hague, as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at U.S. Embassy Baghdad, as the Political-Military Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy Prague, and as Vice Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai. In Washington, Shane has served as a Senior Watch Officer in the Operations Center, as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, and as the desk officer in charge of U.S.-German bilateral economic relations. Shane was the 2021 recipient of the Department’s Rockwell Anthony Schnabel Award for Advancing U.S.-EU Relations and has been awarded five superior honor awards as well as six meritorious honor awards. Shane was also a member of the fifth cohort of the Secretary’s Leadership Seminar. Before joining the diplomatic service, Shane was the founding partner of DomaiNYC, a wine consignment firm in Manhattan, and the founding Vice President of De Carlo America. Before working in NY, Shane was a portfolio analyst for a private equity firm in Rome, Italy where he also got his MA in International Affairs from St. Johns University. Shane is a 2003 graduate from Canisius University with a BA in Anthropology and Sociology. Shane speaks German, Greek, French, Italian, Mandarin, Czech, and Dutch.
