Amy Ritualo

Federal Leadership
Amy Ritualo guides the State Department’s early efforts to integrate artificial intelligence responsibly into diplomacy and global engagement. As acting chief AI officer, she helps shape governance frameworks, pilot applications, and ethical standards for AI adoption as State works to be leader in AI, most prominently with its StateChat generative AI platform. Ritualo’s focus is on ensuring technology strengthens U.S. foreign policy, supports diplomatic missions, and protects democratic values abroad. Her leadership positions AI as a tool for advancing secure, innovative, and principled diplomacy worldwide.