Marie Royce

Marie Royce
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Assumed office
March 30, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Evan Ryan
Personal details
Born Marie Therese Porter
California, U.S.
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Ed Royce
Alma mater California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (B.A.)
Georgetown University (MBA)

Marie Royce, born as Marie Therese Porter, is an American businesswoman and educator. She is the current Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, having been sworn into office on March 30, 2018 after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[1]

Education and personal life

Royce graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a bachelor of science degree in marketing management and management human resources, and she earned a MBA in international business from Georgetown University in 1996.[2] She is married to Ed Royce, a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Career

Royce was a faculty member at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.[2] Working in the private sector for over 30 years, Royce held senior management positions at Marriott International, Choice Hotels International, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Alcatel-Lucent.[2]

She served as a private sector appointee on the Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) at the U.S. Department of State.

Royce was selected as an American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) delegate to Hungary and Poland.[3] The American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) recognized her with their Internationalism Award in 2013.[4] In 1994, Cal Poly Pomona recognized her as the year's Distinguished Alumni.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "About the Assistant Secretary". United States Department of State. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marie Thérèse Royce". U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration", White House, retrieved 2018-08-14
  4. ↑ "AWIU Internationalism Award Winners". Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Cal Poly Pomona Distinguished Alumni Past Recipients". Retrieved 2018-09-04.
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