Miriam Sapiro
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PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyMichael Punke
Preceded byDemetrios Marantis (Acting)
Succeeded byMichael Froman
Miriam Sapiro | |
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| 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. |
| 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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
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.[5] Currently, Sapiro is a member of the U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on International Communications & Information Policy.[6][7]