Municipal Protocol: Silicon Valley Protocol Office

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Deanna Tryon

Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol Deanna Tryon was born in San Francisco, and raised in Los Altos Hills, California. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Government from the University of San Francisco and her Master’s Degree from Harvard University. She worked for the British Consulate-General in Los Angeles, and for both the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Protocol and the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. She worked for the Los Angeles County Office of Protocol for many years before returning to the Bay Area to serve as the first Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol in May, 2014.

A dedicated protocol professional since 1994, Ms. Tryon is a frequent contributor to publications regarding protocol. Her early written work on orders of precedence for state and local government officials is regarded as foundational work in the field of sub-national diplomacy. She has lectured on protocol, etiquette, business etiquette and cultural sensitivity at local universities, including Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and San Jose State’s Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management.

Ms. Tryon was instrumental in the formation of the Silicon Valley Office of Protocol, which formed in partnership with the United States Department of State in 2013. Her office is the only regional protocol office in the United States and has, for the past decade, provided services to 54 cities and 5 counties in the Silicon Valley region outside of San Francisco. The activities of the Silicon Valley Office of Protocol are funded by a group of well-known and influential Silicon Valley leaders, the 50-person Silicon Valley Host Committee.

Ms. Tryon has welcomed almost every foreign Head of State/Head of Government visiting Silicon Valley since 2014. She has also made productive introductions between the Silicon Valley business community and high-level international delegations. As Silicon Valley’s “Connector in Chief”, Ms. Tryon and her office have been responsible for elevating the level of investment in Silicon Valley businesses, large and small, by billions of dollars in provable foreign direct investment.

Ms. Tryon’s work in helping facilitate contracts between foreign nations and the United States Government, along with her decades-long service to Silicon Valley, California and the United States, has resulted in her formal recognition from the White House, during multiple administrations. She has also been recognized by the United States Department of State and the California State Assembly.

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