Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service who has been serving as Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau[1] since July, 2019. Smith has also served as Consul General in Shanghai (2014-2017), Director/Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the Department of State and was team leader at the United States Provincial Reconstruction Team in Muthanna Province, Iraq.[2], [3], [4]
Education
Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, master’s degrees from the London School of Economics and Princeton University, a certificate in political studies from Sciences Po in Paris and was a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in Japan.[2], [3]
Personal life
While Consul in Shanghai, he and his same-sex partner Lu Ying-tsung also known as Eric Lu, who is from Taiwan, married in San Francisco.[1] As gay marriage is illegal in China, his marriage, as well as the marriage of British Consul General Brian Davidson to his husband, has caused a “stir.”[5]
References
- Cheung, Tony (14 June 2019). "US consul general in Hong Kong named as Hanscom Smith, replacing Kurt Tong as Washington's top diplomat in city and Macau". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Consul General Hanscom Smith". U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG & MACAU. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Hanscom Smith Announced as U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau". U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG & MACAU. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Hanscom Smith ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE OFFICE OF CHINESE AND MONGOLIAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS". US Department of State. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Wong, Edward (May 3, 2016). "U.S. Diplomat's Same-Sex Marriage Causes Stir in China". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kurt Tong |
United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau July 2019 - present |
Succeeded by incumbent |