Chad Twitty is the public affairs officer for the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, where he manages cultural and media engagement. Twitty joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009, and his assignments have included Moscow, Singapore, and London. Previously, he was director of marketing and communications for Alliance Bank of Arizona. During college, Twitty worked in the Media Relations Department of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team. He speaks Russian and Malay.