Donna Hrinak

Hrinak was born in Pennsylvania.[3] Hrinak speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish, which served her through her international diplomatic and business postings.[3]

Hrinak earned a degree from Michigan State University. She then attended George Washington University, and later Notre Dame Law School.[3][4]

In 1994, Hrinak served as the US State Department's Coordinator for Policy at the First Summit of the Americas.

Later in 1994, Hrinak was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, serving until 1997, when she was appointed Ambassador to Bolivia. In 2000, Hrinak's appointment was changed to Ambassador to Venezuela, where she served until 2002.

President George W. Bush had taken office in 2001, and in 2002 he nominated Hrinak to be the Ambassador to Brazil, where she served until 2004.

In July 2004, Hrinak became a Senior Counselor for International Trade and Government Affairs at Steel Hector & Davis LLP, an international law firm in Miami, Florida.[3]

Hrinak became a corporate affairs director for the Latin American and European Union sectors of Kraft Foods. In 2008, Hrinak joined PepsiCo as vice president of global public policy and government affairs.[5]

In October 2011, Hrinak was appointed as president of Boeing Brazil. In 2019, Hrinak became the President of Boeing Latin America and Canada.[6][5]

The Miami chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade named Hrinak international businesswoman of the year, in 2005. Her other honors include the U.S. State Department's Career Achievement Award and the U.S. Coast Guard's Distinguished Public Service Award. Hrinak is currently a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and the board of counselors of McLarty Associates.[2] She is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue.[7] In addition to English, she speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.

Hrinak has a son, Wyatt.[3]

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