Cynthia A. Griffin
Senior Commercial Officer, American Embassy
Bangkok
Cynthia A. Griffin joined the Foreign Service in January 1995 when she was assigned to the American Institute in Taipei, Taiwan. Following her assignment in Taiwan, Ms. Griffin returned state-side for a two-year domestic assignment, which included a stint in the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Domestic Operations, and Export Assistance Centers in Baltimore, MD and Middletown, CT where she served as a Senior International Trade Specialist advising U.S. exporters.
Prior to her current position as Commercial Counselor in Thailand, Ms. Griffin served in Dakar, Senegal as Commercial Counselor for West & Central Africa (2004-2007), and as Commercial Counselor in Nairobi, Kenya (2001-2004), where she covered East Africa.
Originally from Connecticut, Ms. Griffin is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and French, and is proficient in Thai. She holds a B.A. in Chinese & Asian Studies, from Connecticut College, and an M.A. in China Studies from the Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. While conducting post-graduate studies in Nanjing, China, Ms. Griffin also worked with U.S. joint venture company Nanjing-Goulds Pumps, manufacturer of agricultural irrigation pumps.
