U.S. Mission Welcomes New Consul General in Lagos

U.S. Mission Welcomes New Consul General in Lagos Consul General Brandon Hudspeth For Immediate Release August 14, 2026 Lagos – The United States Consulate General in Lagos is pleased to announce the arrival of its new Consul General, Mr.

Brandon Hudspeth. Consul General Hudspeth begins a three-year tenure as the senior U.S. government representative across the 17 states of southern Nigeria.

Mr. Hudspeth, an accomplished diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, succeeds Consul General Rick Swart who retired from the U.S.

Foreign Service in July. Mr.

Hudspeth is serving in….