US Embassy welcomes Brandon Hudspeth as new consul general in Lagos

The United States consulate general in Lagos has announced the arrival of its new consul general, Brandon Hudspeth, according to a report by Peoples Gazette.

Hudspeth begins a three-year tenure as senior U.S. representative across southern Nigeria’s 17 states, succeeding Rick Swart. A career Senior Foreign Service member, he previously served as Lagos’s political-economic section chief from 2020 to 2022 and most recently as deputy chief of mission in Windhoek, Namibia.

Hudspeth said he looks forward to strengthening U.S.-Nigeria trade, technology and creative industry partnerships during his second posting in Lagos.