Thomas J. White is the U.S. Consul General in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he previously served as Economic Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in France and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Liberia. 

Mr. White has held several Washington assignments, including as chief U.S. aviation negotiator and as lead negotiator on the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.  He has served previously in Brazil, as well as in Jerusalem and Italy.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. White earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Eisenhower College, a Masters in Public Affairs in economic development from Princeton University, and is a Distinguished Graduate of the National Defense University.  He is married to the former Theresa Cunningham of Havertown, Pennsylvania and is the father of four children.