Jerry P. Lanier (January 19, 1952 – August 16, 2022)[1] He was a career diplomat with the Department of State.

A career diplomat, Jerry P. Lanier held numerous positions within the State Department prior to assignment in Kampala.

[4] From 2001 to 2002 he worked out of Eagle Base in Tuzla, Bosnia as a Political Advisor to the Commander of U.S.

[5] From 2003 to 2006 he was the Deputy Chief of Mission to the United States Embassy in Accra, Ghana,[4] and was later Director of the Office of Regional and Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs (AF/RSA),[6] which coordinates security, counterterrorism and peacekeeping operations in Africa.

[4] He joined as a Foreign Policy Advisor to United States Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany in 2007.