Deputy Assistant Secretary Philippe Lussier

Mr. Lussier is currently a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Global Talent Management, U.S. State Department, leading the Department’s workforce planning and analysis, position and FTE management, pay and compensation policy, HR Shared Services, Civil Service talent management, including executive resources, and the Office of Retirement.  He has been at the U.S. Department of State since November 2004, first as the Division Chief for Workforce Planning and Analysis and then as Office Director for Resource Management and Organization Analysis, Bureau of Human Resources. 

A former career Air Force Officer, he also spent 8 years in private industry at LMI Government Consulting. 

Mr. Lussier is a 2009, 2015 and 2023 recipient of a Meritorious Executive, Presidential Rank Award.

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