Michael Keays is a Senior Foreign Service Officer with over 32 years in the U.S. Department of State. He is currently working in the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. From September 2022 to July 2024, he was as a Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the Wilson Center, where he worked on Russia-Ukraine issues. Prior to this, he served for three years as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname; and for three years as Principal Officer and Consul General in charge of the U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia. Mr. Keays’ previous diplomatic postings overseas include the U.S. embassies in Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Moscow and Kingston.