Melissa A. Brown

Melissa A. Brown is an American diplomat who is currently serving Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City. She previously served Charge d’Affaires of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from 2019 to 2021.[1]

Career

Brown graduated from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She worked at the Embassy of the United States, Jakarta, among other postings.

In February 2022, she assumed the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Mainland Southeast Asia. From September 2021 to February 2022, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands and for Economic Policy, succeeding Sandra Oudkirk.[2]

Melissa A. Brown assumed the role of Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in August 2025.[3][4]

Personal life

Brown grew up in New Jersey and Jakarta, Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Melissa A. Brown". U.S. Mission to ASEAN. Retrieved 2021-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Melissa A. Brown DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ Vietnam, U. S. Mission (2025-08-18). "Consul General Melissa A. Brown". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  4. ^ Times, Vietnam (2025-09-12). "Melissa A. Brown: Hopes to Open Up New Prospects for Cooperation". Vietnam Times. Retrieved 2026-03-13.


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