Hugo F. Rodriguez Jr. is an American diplomat who has served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Consular Affairs since February 2023.

He has previously served as a senior advisor in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

[1][2] A career United States Foreign Service officer, Rodriguez has served in missions in Italy, Peru, Mexico, Paraguay, and others.

[3] On February 13, 2023, he became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

[1] On July 28, 2022, the Nicaraguan government announced that it had withdrawn their approval of Rodriguez's nomination to the ambassadorship after he made comments criticizing the regime during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.