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South China Morning Post
15-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
New US diplomat to Hong Kong expected to be in place by autumn
Hong Kong is set to welcome a new top US diplomat as early as the end of this summer, according to the country's acting consul general in the city, who also indicated Washington's keen interest in increasing engagement with the local administration. David Schlaefer also confirmed on Tuesday that there was only one candidate for the position, previously held by Gregory May, and said that mainland China had not yet expressed any objections to the nominee. The Post previously reported that Julie Eadeh, a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service and current US Consul General in Istanbul, was expected to be the next US Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau. While serving as the political section chief at the US consulate in Hong Kong and Macau during the 2019 anti-government protests, she met with opposition activists. This led to criticism from the Chinese government, among other officials, for alleged interference in the mainland's internal affairs. Under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the United States will require the mainland's permission for Eadeh to assume her duties. A state is not obliged to provide reasons if it refuses to issue a consular certificate. 'We're still very hopeful that everything will be resolved soon and that we will have the new CG, whoever that is going to be, in place as soon as possible, hopefully by the end of the summer, and hopefully before the beginning of the fall,' said Schlaefer, who was in attendance at a reception organised by the city's Legislative Council for foreign consul generals.
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
US career diplomat Julie Eadeh tipped to be next consul general in Hong Kong
Julie Eadeh, a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service and now the US consul general in Istanbul, is expected to take over the position from Gregory May, according to a source familiar with the matter. A second source said Eadeh's 'name' had been 'presented to the relevant Chinese authorities'. 'Now she is waiting for the green light from Beijing,' the source said. Eadeh was the political section chief at the US consulate in Hong Kong and Macau during the 2019 turmoil.
