Miriam Sapiro

Miriam Elizabeth Sapiro (born 1960) served as the Deputy Trade Representative under Ron Kirk and became the acting Trade Representative on May 23, 2013.[1][2] A former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Sapiro served as well in the State Department and on the National Security Council under Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton.[3][4]

Miriam Sapiro
United States Trade Representative Acting
In office May 23, 2013 – June 21, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Michael Punke
Preceded by	Demetrios Marantis (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael Froman
Deputy United States Trade Representative
In office December 12, 2009 – February 26, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Michael Punke
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 59–60)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Williams College (BA) New York University (JD) St Antony's College, Oxford (MA)

Following her tenure in the Obama administration, Sapiro was appointed partner at Finsbury and later the Head of the DC Office and SVP of public affairs at Sard Verbinnen & Co.[5] Currently, Sapiro is a member of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Communications & Information Policy.[6][7]

Early life & career

Sapiro attended New York University School of Law. She was the founder and president of Summit Strategies International, a consulting firm involved in internet and telecommunications policies.[8] Prior to that, she was an executive in the technology sector.[9] Sapiro worked in the White House for then-President Bill Clinton as Special Assistant and Counselor to the President for Southeast European Stabilization and Reconstruction. She also served as Director of European Affairs at the National Security Council, and as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and Office of Legal Advisers.[1]

Board memberships

Sapiro has taught international courses at New York University School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Columbia University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Washington International Trade Association.[1] Sapiro is a Democrat and was a member of the National Finance Committee of the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign of the United States presidency.[10]

Since October 2017, Sapiro is a member of the supervisory board of German airline Lufthansa.[11]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Sapiro Moving Up to be Acting Trade Rep". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/01/14/meet-women-administration-miriam-sapiro
4. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/speeches/transcripts/2012/may/oral-testimony-deputy-us-trade-representative-mi
5. https://www.sardverb.com/who-we-are/our-people/ambassador-miriam-sapiro/
6. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/miriam-sapiro-on-us-china-trade-war-donald-trump-100-billion-additional-tariffs-on-chinese-products.html
7. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-deputy-us-trade-representative-outlines-why-usmca-warrants-bipartisan-support-300907262.html
8. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/playbook-birthday-miriam-sapiro-794074
9. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sard-verbinnen-co-public-affairs-135500441.html
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lufthansa-chairman/lufthansa-names-former-cfo-kley-as-new-chairman-idUSKCN1C01WQ

Political offices
Preceded by Demetrios Marantis Acting	United States Trade Representative Acting 2013	Succeeded by Michael Froman