Mira Ricardel

Mira Radielovic Ricardel
Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Designate
Assumed office
TBD
President Donald Trump
Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Presidential Personnel
President Donald Trump
Personal details
Education Georgetown University (BS)
Tufts University

Mira Ricardel is an American government official who currently serves as Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. Prior to assuming her current role, she served as Special Assistant to President Donald Trump and Associate Director for Presidential Personnel.[1] She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]

Education

Ricardel received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She also completed doctoral course work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.[1]

Career

Public sector

Ricardel's public service began in 1986, working as a congressional affairs specialist and then a deputy director for congressional affairs in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency at the United States Department of State. She served in the State Department until 1989.[3][4]

From 1989 to 1996, Ricardel was legislative assistant to Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, drafting legislation and specializing in foreign affairs and defense policy.[3]

Ricardel then served as an advisor on defense and foreign policy on Dole's 1996 presidential campaign. She served as a vice president for programming with the nonprofit organization Freedom House from 1997 to 1998 and as an independent consultant from 1998 to 2000.[3]

From 2001 to 2003, Ricardel was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Eurasia and was responsible for coalition building between the U.S. and governments in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Balkans. She received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service on July 14, 2005.[4][5]

From 2003 to 2005, Ricardel was the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. She was the primary adviser to the United States Secretary of Defense regarding Europe, Eurasia, NATO, nuclear forces, missile defense, and arms control.[4][5]

Private sector

After leaving the Defense Department, Ricardel spent one year as Vice President of International Business Development for Teachscape, a company that creates educational training and support.[5]

From 2006-2015, Ricardel served at Boeing as Vice President, Strategic Missile & Defense Systems, as well as Vice President of International Business Development, Network and Space Systems.[1]

In 2015, Ricardel joined Federal Budget IQ as a consultant.[6]

Trump presidential transition team

Ricardel was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team.[7] She was the team's Department of Defense advisor.[8]

Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

On March 30, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ricardel for Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration in the United States Department of Commerce.[1] On April 28, 2017, Ricardel's nomination was received in the Senate and referred to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.[9] She was confirmed by the U.S Senate on August 3, 2017.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. 1 2 3 "Resume - Mira R. Baratta" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Biography" (PDF). Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Revolving Door: Mira Ricardel Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  6. ↑ News, Defense. "Sources: Mattis, Ricardel clashed over Pentagon appointees". Defense News. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Inside Trump’s shadow national security council". The Washington Post. 2017-01-19. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Current Agency Action Team structure". Politico. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "PN364 - Nomination of Mira Radielovic Ricardel for Department of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  10. ↑ Macagnone, Michael (August 3, 2017). "Senate Confirms Flood Of Trump Nominees". Law 360. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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