Puneet Talwar (born 1965 in Washington D.C.) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Morocco from November 2022 to 2025.

[3] Talwar served as a top Middle East advisor to Barack Obama and played a central role in the backchannel diplomacy that produced the Iran nuclear deal.

Prior to working in the White House, he was a top advisor to then-Senator Joe Biden on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for twelve years.

[5] From 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2008, Talwar served as the Chief Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Advisor to Joe Biden on the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

[8] Since leaving government service, Talwar has served as chairman and President of Crest International, a US-based private investment company.