The United States Consulate General in Curacao announced the arrival of Mr. Ramón “Chico” Negrón ’90 as the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Consulate General in Curacao and Mission to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.
Negrón is a Senior Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Department of State. He assumed his position as Chargé d’Affaires upon his arrival to Curacao on February 18, 2025. Negrón will fulfill the duties of the Consul General and Chief of Mission while Consul General John McNamara is on temporary duty assignment to lead the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Negrón has been a diplomat for 26 years, most recently serving as Director for Western Hemisphere Strategy at the National Security Council. His previous assignments include Guadalajara, Mexico; Bern, Switzerland; White House Situation Room, Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; Director of the U.S. Regional Embassy Office in Basrah, Iraq; Deputy Economic Counselor in Canberra, Australia; Director of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Sections in Panama and Pakistan; Deputy Economic Counselor in Beijing, China; and Economic Counselor at U.S. Embassy Bogota, Colombia.
Negron also served in the U.S. Army for over 22 years, on active duty and as a reservist, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He received a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a Masters in International Economic Policy from Columbia University. His languages include Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Chinese. His wife Debra is also a Foreign Service Officer and they have two daughters.
