Ambassador Derek Mitchell is a Senior Advisor at ASG, where he draws on his extensive knowledge and experience in East Asia to advise clients with interest in the region.

Ambassador Mitchell joins ASG after serving nearly four years as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), the first in 22 years. Previously, he was appointed as the U.S. Department of State’s first Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma, with the rank of ambassador.

Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Mitchell served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA), in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

From 2001 to 2009, Ambassador Mitchell served as Senior Fellow and Director of the Asia Division of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he founded the CSIS Southeast Asia Initiative.

Ambassador Mitchell received an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.