Ambassador John Cotton Richmond

Ambassador Richmond is an attorney and diplomat focused on human rights, democracy, and rule of law. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed him to serve in the nation’s highest-ranking position dedicated to combatting human trafficking and leading foreign policy in the global fight for freedom. As a Partner at Dentons, Ambassador Richmond helps companies keep their supply chains and workforces free of human trafficking. He was named one of the federal “Prosecutors of the Year,” after a decade of successfully trying complex police misconduct, cross-burning, neo-Nazi hate crimes, forced labor, and sex trafficking cases across the country. Ambassador Richmond is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Senior Advisor to Love Does, Fellow at the C.S. Lewis Institute, and a frequent speaker on justice, leadership, faith, and vocation.