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] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4]

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)

Early life and education

Singh was born in Pantnagar, India and raised in Lake Alfred, Florida, where her father was a professor at the University of Florida. While attending Auburndale High School, Singh met Congressman Andy Ireland during a school trip. Singh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Miami. She then earned a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida and Master of Laws from the Washington College of Law at American University.[5]

Career

In the private sector, she worked as a lawyer at Reed Smith and Squire Patton Boggs. Singh served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs during the Bush Administration.[2] In addition, she was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in the International Government Relations group. 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.

She was 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.[6]

References
  1. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (2000). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561603763.
  2. "Manisha Singh".
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". The White House.
  4. "PN1736 - Nomination of Manisha Singh for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. "Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs: Who Is Manisha Singh?". AllGov. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. "Staffer profile: Manisha Singh's class trip to DC turned into a career on the Hill". Washington Examiner. May 22, 2017.
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