Ambassador Todd D. Robinson was sworn-in as the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on September 30, 2021. Ambassador Robinson last served as the director of the International Student Management Office at the National Defense University (NDU). Prior to his assignment at NDU, he served as senior advisor for Central America in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in Washington, DC. Robinson was previously Chargé d’Affaires in Caracas, Venezuela and US Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala.

Ambassador Robinson previously served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. From 2009 until 2011, he served as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Guatemala. Prior to that, he was Consul General and Principal Officer at the US Consulate in Barcelona, Spain and Chief of the Political and Economic Section in the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Other overseas postings include the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Vatican City, Italy, El Salvador, and Colombia. In Washington, DC, Ambassador Robinson served in the Department’s Operations Center and as a special assistant to former Secretary of State Albright. He is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award and two Department Superior Honor Awards.

A native of New Jersey, Robinson was a professional journalist before joining the Foreign Service. He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Class of 1985.

Robinson joined the Dialogue as a Member in 2025. He currently serves of the Dialogue’s Board of Directors.