Tim Lenderking

Timothy A. Lenderking is an American diplomat who served as the first United States special envoy for Yemen from 2021 to 2025.^[1][2] He is deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran, Iraq, and regional multilateral affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the United States State Department.^[3]

Timothy A. Lenderking
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen
In office February 4, 2021 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	TBD
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq, Iran, and Regional Multilateral Affairs; Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
In office January 25, 2021 – January 20, 2025
Personal details
Education	Wesleyan University (Bachelors), University of Washington (Masters in History and International Relations)

Lenderking and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2021.