Manisha Singh

Manisha Singh
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Assumed office
November 22, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Charles Rivkin
Personal details
Born India
Education University of Miami
University of Florida College of Law
American University Washington College of Law

Manisha Singh is an American attorney and government official who currently serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. She is the first woman to serve in the role.

Career

Previously, Singh served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs. She has served as a senior aide to members of Congress and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Her private sector experience includes practicing law at multinational law firms and working in-house at an investment bank. She was also the Senior Fellow for International and Economic Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council as well as a team member at the Council on Foreign Relations.[1][2]

In July 2018, she appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee, which questioned her about trade policy.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 7, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Trump nominates Indian-American lawyer Manisha Singh to key diplomatic position". The Times of India. September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Lesniewski, Niels; Lesniewski, Niels (2018-07-12). "Foreign Relations Panel Shows Bipartisan Scorn for Administration Trade Agenda". Roll Call. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Corker Convenes Hearing On International Implications Of U.S. Trade Policy". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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