Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia, a southern California native, began his assignment as the Deputy Chief of Mission to Venezuela, in August 2025.

Prior to Venezuela, Mr. Garcia served as the Consul General at U.S. Embassy San Salvador.  

He also served previously as the Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, where he oversaw the consular operations of Mission Saudi Arabia’s three posts (Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran) and supported the Afghanistan evacuation as the Sr. Consular Officer in Doha.

Throughout his career his postings have included the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires as the Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology & Health; U.S. Embassy Mexico City as Deputy Visa Chief, Deputy American Citizen Services Chief, and an Economic Officer; U.S. Embassy Managua as a Political Officer; and U.S. Embassy Libreville as the Economic & Public Diplomacy Officer.

In Washington D.C., he served at the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs as the Director of the Office of Domestic Visa Operations, Division Chief in the Visa Office’s Field Operations Division, and in the Department’s 24-hour Operations Center as a Watch Officer.  

He is married to a fellow Foreign Service Officer, and they have three children.