Miriam Sapiro
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 | August 23, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Williams College (BA) New York University (JD) St Antony's College, Oxford (MA) |
Miriam Elizabeth Sapiro (born 1960) served as the Deputy Trade Representative under Ron Kirk and became the acting Trade Representative on May 23, 2013. 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, H. W. Bush and Clinton.
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. Currently, Sapiro is a member of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Communications & Information Policy.