Joseph Melrose

Who is Joseph Melrose?

Joseph Melrose is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone. In the fall of 2006 he served as a senior area adviser on south and central Asia to the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Ambassador Joseph H. Melrose, Jr. formerly served as the Acting U.S. Representative for Management and Reform at the United States Mission to the United Nations. Prior to joining the Mission, he served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State for more than three decades, including service as U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone. He also serves as the Ambassador in Residence and Professor of International Relations at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

In addition to his service in Sierra Leone, Ambassador Melrose served in Vietnam, in Syria, as Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan, and also as Deputy Chief of Mission in Lagos, Nigeria. He has also held a wide range of domestic positions, including Executive Director of the Political-Military and Near East and South Asia Bureaus. He also served as a coordinator for the State Department's post- September 11th Task Force.