Founder & CEO
AMBO Strategy
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Ambassador Roger F. Nyhus is the CEO and founder of AMBO Strategy, a high-stakes consultancy helping CEOs and global leaders manage important priorities and solve complex issues.
A professional problem solver, Ambassador Nyhus has served as a trusted adviser and crisis counselor to top global business, government and nonprofit leaders, including CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.
He most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 2023-2025.
Ambassador Nyhus brings an entrepreneurial, private-sector perspective to all his roles. Previously, he served as founder and CEO of Nyhus Communications, a successful nearly 30-year-old, Seattle-based strategic communications, advocacy and marketing consultancy. He sold his firm in 2022.
A proud member of the Chinook Indian Nation, Ambassador Nyhus was one of only five Native American ambassadors in U.S. history.
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