Stuart Wilson

Stuart R. Wilson assumed the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Visa Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs in February 2025. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and most recently served as the U.S. Consul General in Moscow, Russia. Previously, he served as Consul General in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Foreign Policy Advisor to the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) in Vicenza, Italy; Deputy Chief of Mission in Antananarivo, Madagascar; and Principal Officer in Douala, Cameroon.

DAS Wilson has served twice in Canada, as Quebec City’s Management and Consular Officer and Vancouver’s Chief of American Citizen Services. Other assignments include Consular Chief in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Political Chief in Basrah, Iraq; Immigrant Visa chief in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Visa Chief in Frankfurt, Germany; Communications Officer in Damascus, Syria; and in the Administration Section at U.S. Embassy Paris, France. He served domestically as a Watch Officer at the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

Mr. Wilson has served as Chargé d’Affaires (CDA, a.i.) at four different embassies: Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Port Louis, Mauritius; and Yaounde, Cameroon. He has received multiple awards and decorations during his career, including the National Order of Madagascar in 2020. A native of Washington, DC, he holds a BA degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland College Park and an MA degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.