Former US Ambassador to Mali, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire; current Senior Managing Director at McLarty Associates and Chairman of US-Nigeria Council for Food Security, Trade and Investment
Terence McCulley is a retired member of the US Senior Foreign Service whose impressive career has spanned nearly four decades and largely focused on Western and Central Africa.

McCulley served as US ambassador to Mali (2005–2008), Nigeria (2010–2013), and Côte d'Ivoire (2013–2016), as well as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at US embassies in Togo, Senegal, Tunisia, and Denmark. He also worked on Central African affairs during the Rwanda genocide, coordination of reconstruction efforts in Iraq, and in other diplomatic roles in India, South Africa, Chad, and Niger. He received four Department of State Superior Honor Awards and was decorated as a commander of the national orders of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire by the countries’ presidents.

Today, McCulley works as a senior managing director at McLarty Associates, a global strategy firm based in Washington, DC. In this role, he leads the firm’s Africa practice, helping clients navigate Sub-Saharan Africa’s markets. He also serves as the chair of the US-Nigeria Council for Food Security, Trade and Investment, an organization dedicated to strengthening business ties between the two countries.