Silicon Valley Protocol Office Selects Chief

The newly formed Silicon Valley Office of Protocol has named its chief.

Los Altos Hills native and resident Deanna Tryon was recently appointed to the Chief of Protocol position to help Silicon Valley cities, counties, businesses and agencies navigate the fine points of international protocol.

Tryon brings her expertise to government and corporate entities possibly struggling with questions of etiquette and orders of precedence when visitors, business leaders and dignitaries get together.  

The new Silicon Valley Office of Protocol operates from Los Altos, and offers services in planning for official hospitality for governments and businesses.  

“This type of work is necessary in all parts of the world, and Silicon Valley interests will be officially represented, locally, nationally and internationally.” Tryon said.

Tryon is attending the upcoming Protocol and Diplomacy International/Protocol Officers Association forum in Washington, D.C. in August.  

SVOP is accredited by the U.S. Department of State, and will maintain relationships with other offices of protocol in the region. 

Born in San Francisco and raised in nearby Los Altos Hills, Tryon majored in Government at the University of San Francisco, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree, and studied Public Policy at Harvard University, where she received her Master’s. 

Tryon has worked for the British Consulate, the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Protocol, the City of Beverly Hills, and most recently worked for the County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol. 

SVOP provides advice on diplomatic matters and etiquette, directs official inquiries to appropriate governmental and non-governmental agencies, and provides liaison between foreign and local companies in assessing resources available to them when doing business in Silicon Valley.

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