Previously, Robinson held the position of adviser to the political affairs envoy at the US embassy in Moscow. Previously, he worked at the State Department as Deputy Director of the Russian Affairs Division, at the US Mission to the European Security and Cooperation Council in Vienna as a policy adviser, and as a policy adviser in Managua.
He also held assignments in Iraq, Belarus, Canada and Russia, as well as working at the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Office of European Affairs.
Robinson holds a master’s degree in strategic science from the National War College of the National Defense University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from George Washington University.
He has received numerous honors from the State Department, including the Distinguished Service Medal. Robonson speaks Russian and Spanish.
The current US Ambassador to Latvia, John Leslie Karvails, started his job in 2019. He was nominated for the post of ambassador by then US President Donald Trump.
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