Jarahn Hillsman is currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.
From 2023 to 2025, Hillsman was the Office Director for Haitian Affairs. His diplomatic experience includes serving as Deputy Chief of Mission in Bolivia and Equatorial Guinea. Previously, he held roles such as Deputy Political Section Chief in Honduras, Political Officer in Ecuador, Vice Consul in El Salvador, and Political Officer in Uganda.
In Washington, D.C., Hillsman worked as Economic and Commercial Officer in the Office of Multilateral Trade Affairs and led the Economic Unit within the Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs. He was also selected as the State Department’s 2011-2012 Lawrence Eagleburger Corporate Fellow to Medtronic Incorporated.
Hillsman earned a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning from California State University Northridge. He is originally from Los Angeles, California.