Pat Kennedy

Ambassador Patrick F. Kennedy became AAFSW’s treasurer in 2020. He served as Under Secretary for Management (M) 2007- 2017. Prior to assuming that position, he was Director of the State Department’s Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation. He had previously served as the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Management for two years. Prior to that position, he was the U.S. Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform with the Rank of Ambassador. During that time, he also served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform, and then the Chief of Staff of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

Pat is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and a Sage at the Partnership for Public Service