State Europe bureau introduces new officials

With the arrival Monday of the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Spencer Boyer whose portfolio includes press relations, the State Department bureau of Europe and Eurasian affairs has sent out an email blast introducing its new front office personnel and principals. Working under Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon are new Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney, most recently U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, and five DASes: Boyer; former U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Tina S. Kaidanow; former Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. embassy in Warsaw Pamela Quanrud; former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Cairo and European and Balkans specialist Stuart Jones; and Russia specialist Daniel A. Russell, who previously worked as chief of staff in the office of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns. Vincent J. O'Brien serves as special assistant in the Europe bureau.

Separately, sources tell The Cable that career Foreign Service Officer and former Director of Russia Affairs Mary Warlick is expected to be named as U.S. ambassador to Serbia.