Samantha Carl-Yoder joined Tellurian in June 2018 as Director of Marketing and International Affairs, based in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining Tellurian, Samantha was a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State from 2001-2018. She served as Chief of Staff for Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon from 2017-2018; Chief of Staff to the Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein at the Department of State from 2015-2017; Deputy Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2012-2015. She also worked as Senior Advisor to Deputy Secretaries of State Thomas R. Nides and Jacob J. Lew, covering the Western Hemisphere, Middle East, and UN issues from 2010-2012; she served as Advisor to the Secretary of State’s Chief of Staff on Somalia issues from 2011-2012. From 2009-2010, Samantha was Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez.

Samantha is a recipient of six Superior Honor Awards and numerous Meritorious Honor Awards. Her overseas assignments include Brazil, Burma, Peru, and Indonesia. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, and Burmese.