Chair, Council on Women's Leadership, Meridian International Center
Michele Manatt is a seasoned advisor on U.S. foreign policy, government affairs, and women’s advancement globally. Her recent work includes a multi-year project on Latino integration and the U.S. workforce for the Americas Society/Council of the Americas and providing strategic advice to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest juried folk art market held in the United States. Since 2010 she has been the Chair and founding member of the Council on Women’s Leadership at Meridian International Center. She also serves on its Board of Trustees. Meridian is one of the premier institutions promoting international understanding through professional exchange and culture. It is a major partner of the U.S. State Department in conducting programs for priority countries. Ms. Manatt served over seven years in senior positions in the Clinton/Gore administration. From 1999-2001, she was the Director of Legislative Affairs for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) led by General Barry R. McCaffrey. From 1993-99, she served as Senior Policy Advisor to three Assistant Secretaries of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, top State Department officials and numerous U.S. ambassadors. Prior to that, from 1991-93, she worked as a professional staff member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, serving under the leadership of Chairmen Lee H. Hamilton (D-Indiana) and earlier Dante B. Fascell (D-Florida). Ms. Manatt is active in several prestigious international forums and in leading non-profit organizations. She is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Los Angeles, California-based forum that focuses on policy issues of significant resonance to the West Coast of the United States. She also is a member of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, the Asia Society, and the Middle East Institute. In 2011, she was recruited to become a member of the Hispanic Advisory Council of Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C., which provides comprehensive services to the immigrant community of the metropolitan area. In June 2014, she will join the Board of Imagination Stage, the Washington D.C. area's leading professional theatre and theatre arts education center for young audiences. Ms. Manatt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Economy from the University of California at Berkeley. She also pursued extensive graduate work in Business, Finance and International Economics at the George Washington University.
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Michele Manatt
March 25, 2014
Chair, Council on Women's Leadership, Meridian International Center
Michele Manatt is a seasoned advisor on U.S. foreign policy, government affairs, and women’s advancement globally. Her recent work includes a multi-year project on Latino integration and the U.S. workforce for the Americas Society/Council of the Americas and providing strategic advice to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest juried folk art market held in the United States. Since 2010 she has been the Chair and founding member of the Council on Women’s Leadership at Meridian International Center. She also serves on its Board of Trustees. Meridian is one of the premier institutions promoting international understanding through professional exchange and culture. It is a major partner of the U.S. State Department in conducting programs for priority countries. Ms. Manatt served over seven years in senior positions in the Clinton/Gore administration. From 1999-2001, she was the Director of Legislative Affairs for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) led by General Barry R. McCaffrey. From 1993-99, she served as Senior Policy Advisor to three Assistant Secretaries of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, top State Department officials and numerous U.S. ambassadors. Prior to that, from 1991-93, she worked as a professional staff member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, serving under the leadership of Chairmen Lee H. Hamilton (D-Indiana) and earlier Dante B. Fascell (D-Florida). Ms. Manatt is active in several prestigious international forums and in leading non-profit organizations. She is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Los Angeles, California-based forum that focuses on policy issues of significant resonance to the West Coast of the United States. She also is a member of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, the Asia Society, and the Middle East Institute. In 2011, she was recruited to become a member of the Hispanic Advisory Council of Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C., which provides comprehensive services to the immigrant community of the metropolitan area. In June 2014, she will join the Board of Imagination Stage, the Washington D.C. area's leading professional theatre and theatre arts education center for young audiences. Ms. Manatt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Economy from the University of California at Berkeley. She also pursued extensive graduate work in Business, Finance and International Economics at the George Washington University.
Diplomatic Courier honors the Top Global Women who have worked to improve the world. Download the entire list here.
