Timothy A. Lenderking joined Squire Patton Boggs as a Principal on June 1, 2026. Before joining the firm, Lenderking spent more than 32 years in the Foreign Service, specializing in the Middle East and South Asia, with multiple tours in both regions. He served most recently as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs, as the first ever US Presidential Envoy for Yemen (2021-2025), as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs (2016-2021), and as Deputy Chief of Mission and Acting Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2013-16), among many other foreign and domestic assignments.
