Damon Anderson became RELO Jakarta in July 2003, covering five countries in the Southeast Asia region.  Before this he was RELO Budapest covering 16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.  Since joining the Foreign Service in 1983, he has served as ELO based in Washington, RELO Lome, RELO Jakarta, ELO Ankara, Chief of the Programs Branch in ECA/A/L, Chief of the Materials Branch in ECA/A/L, and Editor of the professional journal, The English Teaching Forum.  As a trainer, Damon has worked with teachers in over 95 countries around the world.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Anderson directed the Intensive English Program at Arizona State University.  He holds an MA from the University of Arizona in Applied Linguistics and in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language.  Undergraduate studies at Ohio State and the University of Arizona included foreign language and literature, chemical engineering, and mathematics.