Manisha Singh

Manisha Singh is an American attorney and government official serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs. She previously also served as Acting Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.[2] In April 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Singh to be the next United States Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.[3]

Manisha Singh
Acting Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
In office
September 28, 2018 – June 20, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCatherine A. Novelli
Succeeded byKeith J. Krach
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Assumed office
November 22, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCharles Rivkin
Personal details
BornPantnagar, India[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA)
University of Florida (JD)
American University (LLM)

Career

Manisha Singh was designated Acting Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Shield Ombudsperson by the President in September 2018. She also serves as the Foreign Affairs Sous Sherpa for the 45th G7 summit.

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State in November 2017, she leads a team of over 200 employees in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs which also serves as the home bureau for economic officers posted in embassies around the world. She is the first woman appointed to the role and is responsible for advancing American prosperity, entrepreneurship and innovation worldwide.

Singh served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs responsible for developing and promoting international trade policy during the Bush Administration. She also served as a senior aide to members of Congress and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the Republican staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, where she managed international economic and trade policy.

Her private sector experience includes practicing law in the Corporate and Capital Markets group at Squire Sanders & Dempsey and the International Practice at Reed Smith. In addition, she was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in the International Government Relations group. She was also the Senior Fellow for International Economic Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council as well as a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

References
  1. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
  2. https://www.state.gov/biographies/manisha-singh/
  3. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-appoint-individuals-key-administration-posts-36/
  4. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/staffer-profile-manisha-singhs-class-trip-to-dc-turned-into-a-career-on-the-hill/article/2623475
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