Mina Nguyen

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Mina Nguyen, born (January 29) was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Business affairs by U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. [1] in February 2007. Nguyen previously served as head of Congressional Affairs and Senior Advisor to Ken Mehlman, RNC Chairman and Bush-Cheney campaign manager. [2]. Prior to this, Nguyen served as National Business Coalition Director for the Presidential re-elect[3] and Director of Public Liaison and Special Assistant to U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao.

[edit] Background

Nguyen's family emigrated to the United States in 1975 and settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Years later, the family relocated to Orange County, California. Nguyen currently resides in Washington, DC.

Nguyen graduated from Walter A. Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. After graduating from Berkeley, Nguyen joined the management consulting firm Accenture then moved to Washington, DC to start a career in government and politics. In 2001, she was appointed as Director of Public Liaison to U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao [4], becoming one of the youngest to ever be appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the Federal Government

Nguyen was named by the Orange County Register as top 30 to watch for her rapid rise in federal government service[5]

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Press Room February 12, 2007 HP-259

Treasury Department Names Mina Nguyen as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Affairs and Public Liaison

The Treasury Department announced that Mina Nguyen has been appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Affairs and Public Liaison.

In this position, Nguyen will manage the Treasury Department's outreach to the business, advocacy, and financial community. She will advise Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson and the agency's leadership on economic and international issues. She will solicit information, analysis, and opinions from public and private organizations representing business and consumer interests, and will communicate Treasury and the Bush administration views to these organizations.

Immediately prior to this appointment, Nguyen served as Director of Government Affairs of the Republican National Committee, where she was responsible for coordinating legislative plans and messaging with the United States Congress and managing key activities with business and trade organizations.

Previously, Nguyen served as the National Business and the Northeast Regional Coalitions Director for the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, and before that the Director of Public Liaison and Special Assistant to Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao. She also worked as a Management Consultant in Accenture's Strategy practice.

Nguyen earned her degree in business administration from University of California, Berkley.

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