New U.S. Consul General to HK and Macau Julie Eadeh Arrives in HK

The U.S. Consulate General announced that Julie Eadeh arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday, succeeding Consul General Greg May, who departed last month. Eadeh, a career Senior Foreign Service member with the rank of Minister Counselor, assumed duties as Consul General in Hong Kong in August 2025. She previously served as U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, Türkiye, with prior postings in Ankara, Hong Kong, Doha, Shanghai, Baghdad, Riyadh, and Beirut.

Eadeh holds a Bachelor of Science from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Arts from Georgetown University. She received an honorary doctorate from Eastern Michigan University for her contributions to diplomacy and public service. Fluent in Turkish, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese, Eadeh is married to a fellow Foreign Service Officer, and they have two sons.

During the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests, Eadeh, then head of the political section at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong, was photographed meeting with activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law. Pro-establishment media questioned her role, labeling her a “subversion expert” and “mastermind” behind alleged U.S. interference in Hong Kong affairs. 

The Commissioner’s office of China’s foreign ministry in Hong Kong issued a statement, without naming Eadeh, expressing strong dissatisfaction and opposition, summoning senior U.S. consulate officials for urgent talks over reported contacts with “Hong Kong independence” figures. A U.S. State Department spokesperson responded that U.S. diplomats regularly meet with Hong Kong’s pro-government and pro-democracy legislators, business community, and consular corps.