Shannon Eisenhut: Overseeing 90 foreign consular offices from a Miami base

After taking on the role as regional director for the Office of Foreign Missions Miami Regional Office in October 2022, Shannon Eisenhut has come back to her roots in Florida. 

Ms. Eisenhut first joined the US Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service as a special agent back in January 2009 and served in various capacities, both domestic and overseas. Assignments include Iraq, Japan, Libya, The Netherlands, Chicago, Miami and Washington, DC. 

She is now responsible for the care and keeping of over 90 accredited consuls and 220 honorary consuls and other international organizations that are headquartered in the Southeastern US from West Virgina to Puerto Rice and the US Virgin Islands. The Miami regional office oversees the largest Consular Corps outside of Washington, DC.

Ms. Eisenhut is a Florida product and a graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park. Before joining the Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, she worked as the special assistant for the US Ambassador at the US Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, and worked for 18 years in the private sector with international companies expanding products and services into emerging markets and managing international projects for multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations throughout the world.

She has been awarded numerous honors from the US Department of State and has received additional accolades from other US government agencies and international counterparts throughout her tenure.

“I’m a Florida girl born and raised in Vero Beach, FL, so just two and a half hours north of here,” she said. “I loved being able to give my time, energy, and efforts overseas and represent our country, but my intention was always to come back here and give that time, energy and effort into the community my parents have been very integrated in.”

Ms. Eisenhut spoke with Miami Today Reporter Abraham Galvan. 

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