U.S. Consul General in Shanghai

Consul General Beatrice Camp

Consul General Beatrice Camp

Beatrice Camp arrived in September 2008 for a three-year posting as U.S. Consul General in Shanghai.  She has previously served in Beijing, as well as at embassies in Thailand, Hungary, and Sweden.  Her most recent overseas assignment was as U.S. Consul General in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

During several Washington assignments, Ms. Camp has managed international information programs for Europe, coordinated educational exchange and advising programs worldwide, and served as U.S. Information Agency desk officer for Southeast Asia.

Before joining the Foreign Service in 1983, Ms. Camp worked as a reporter and editor in Washington and New York City.  From 1973-76 she taught English at Chiang Mai University on a fellowship from Oberlin College’s Shansi Association. Her husband David Summers is a retired Foreign Service Officer; they have two children.