GREGGORY D. CROUCH

CONSUL GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN BARCELONA

Greggory D. Crouch, Consul General of the United States of America in Barcelona

Greggory Crouch assumed his duties as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General Barcelona on August 25, 2009.

Prior to his assignment to Barcelona, Greg served as the Senior Deputy Director in the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, where he had direct oversight of all Public Diplomacy activities in the European region. Greg’s previous overseas assignments include Consul for Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany (2006-2007); Press Attaché and Embassy Spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan (2004-2005); Director of the American Center and Consul for Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka, Japan (1995-2000); and Press Attaché and Embassy Spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway (1991-1993). In Washington Greg served as Desk Officer in the Office of Japanese Affairs, where he was responsible for matters relating to Japan’s foreign relations with Europe, China, Russia and Southeast Asia, and was the Department’s expert on Japanese domestic politics (2000-2002); and Public Diplomacy Officer for Austria, Germany and Switzerland (2002-2004) in EUR’s Office of Press and Public Diplomacy.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Greg enjoyed a career in broadcasting and advertising. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, South America in the 1980’s. He speaks Spanish, German, Japanese and Norwegian. A native of New Mexico in Southwestern United States, Greg holds a Master of Arts degree in Media Communication from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. His wife, Mary Gillcoatt-Crouch, is a licensed clinical Social Worker.

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