Gregory B. Starr

Who is Gregory B. Starr?

Gregory B. Starr was most recently the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security. He was selected by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on May 6, 2009.

Prior to his appointment with the United Nations, Starr was the Director of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, and the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary within Bureau of Diplomatic Security from March 1, 2007. Starr also served as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for DS from October 2007 to July 2008. Starr became a Special Agent and joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1980.

His overseas assignments include Senior Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy to Israel, Regional Security Officer positions in Tunisia, Senegal and Zaire. His awards include several Senior Foreign Service Performance and Superior and Meritorious Honor awards.

In January 2013 Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced the interim replacement for Mr. Starr. Mr. Starr's pending departure had been announced the previous August.

On February 1, 2013 it was announced that Mr.