Ambassador Cohen is a retired diplomat who spent 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, including as ambassador to Egypt and the United Nations, as deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, and as deputy chief of mission in Iraq, France (acting) and Cyprus. His other postings included Thailand, Jerusalem, OSCE Vienna, Sweden, Turkey and Italy. He is the recipient of a Presidential Award for Superior Conduct of Foreign Policy, a Distinguished Honor Award for his service in Iraq and the Charles Cobb Award for Trade Development. Since his retirement from government in 2022, Cohen has served as a distinguished fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. His company, JoCo Advisors, assists businesses operating in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. He and his wife, Lidija, live in London.
