Manisha Singh, an Indian American, has become the first woman to be appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for economic and business affairs in the Trump administration. Manisha is a congressional staffer and lawyer. No other woman till date has taken over the post previously.
Singh, who was sworn in by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, would be responsible for advancing American prosperity, innovation as well as entrepreneurship worldwide.
Following swearing-in ceremony, the US State Department’s Economic & Business Affairs Bureau released a tweet that read, “We are excited to promote America’s growth and secure our future under her leadership!”
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Earlier, the Indian born Singh was the policy adviser and chief lawyer as well to the Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. During President George W. Bush’s administration, Manisha had done a stint as an Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the economic bureau. It is then that she handled intellectual property issues, relations with the World Trade Organization, and trade.
Manisha began her political career as an staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, prior to which, she was a lawyer in the international law practice of a law firm.
