John Richmond

John Richmond, Ambassador, has a career that has emphasized the global battle against human trafficking. As a Partner at Dentons Multinational Law Firm, he focuses on the intersection between business and human rights. Before joining Dentons, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, John served as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, he also co-founded the Human Trafficking Institute. Ambassador Richmond is a writer and frequent speaker on topics of faith, justice, vocation, and parenting and is a Fellow at the C.S. Lewis Institute.