Throughout his distinguished career in diplomacy and foreign relations, Timothy L. Towell has functioned as a liaison between high-ranking individuals in the government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Since 1995, Timothy L. Towell has been President of the Foreign Policy Group in Washington, D.C., where he serves as a consultant on a wide range of issues, including population, drug trafficking, human rights, money laundering, democracy, and counter-terrorism. Having spent more than 30 years as a foreign service official in the United States government, Timothy L. Towell worked in such locations as Paraguay, Cuba, Belgium, Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain.

At the end of his tenure in the U.S. Department of State, Timothy L. Towell entered into several administrative capacities for organizations in and around Washington, D.C. As a council member in the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, Timothy L. Towell enjoys the company of fellow leaders and scholars in the fields of government and international relations. During this time, Timothy L. Towell has taken part in various panel talks, including a 2007 press conference with the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, Haleh Esfaniari.

A former U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Timothy L. Towell has long maintained involvement with the country. Beginning as a TDY to the American Embassy in Paraguay in 1967, Timothy L. Towell held a long succession of roles in the U.S. Department of State before his appointment to Ambassador in 1988. After his term as Ambassador ended in 1991, Timothy L. Towell served as Director of Africa for the U.S. Peace Corps and later became Chairman of the Uruguay – U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Timothy L. Towell has been Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Council of American Ambassadors and sits on the Board of Directors for the AmCham Cuba Advisory Council. Timothy L. Towell lives and works in Washington, D.C.