Ms. Feyza Barutçu-Altuğ, who took up her duties as the Consul-General of the Republic of Turkey in Miami in January 2022, has previously served as Head of Maritime Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019-22), Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in Athens/Greece (2015-19), Head of Department for the Council of Europe (2012-15), Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Turkish Embassy in Beirut/Lebanon (2010-12), Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Riga/Latvia (2006-10), Political Advisor at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo/Bosnia-Herzegovina(2005-06), Third Secretary at the Protocol Department (2003-2005).

Consul-General Barutçu-Altuğ has graduated from SHAPE American High School in Mons/Belgium and Department of International Relations of Bilkent University of Ankara. She completed her master’s degree in law (LL.M.) at the Riga Graduate School of Law in public international law and human rights.