Stephan Lang

Ambassador Steve Lang is a veteran diplomat and international tech policy leader. He was confirmed by the Senate as U.S. coordinator of international communications and information policy with the rank of ambassador on May 14, 2024, and served in that role until July 25, 2025. He concurrently served as deputy assistant secretary for international information and communications policy from November 2022. As coordinator, Lang spearheaded U.S. engagement on digital policy issues and promoted trusted information and communications technology infrastructure. He also led the U.S. delegation to numerous international negotiations, including the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference. Previously, he served as minister-counselor for economic affairs at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo (2020–2022) and in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Office of International Communication and Information Policy (2015–2018). From 2013 to 2015, he was political counselor at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City. He served as deputy director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the Department of State (2011–2013) and as a senior analyst in the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office of Japan, Korea, and APEC Affairs (2010–2011). Other tours include Guangzhou, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; and Havana, Cuba. Before joining the Department of State, Lang worked as an economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is a graduate of Georgetown University. He speaks Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.