Alexia Latortue

Alexia Latortue
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMitchell Silk
Personal details
RelationsGérard Latortue (father)
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Tufts University (MA)

Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue is an American development official who is currently serving as the assistant secretary of the treasury for international markets in the Biden administration.

Early life and education

Latortue was raised in Puerto Rico, West Africa, and Austria.[1] Her father, Gérard Latortue, served as the prime minister of Haiti from 2004 to 2006 after the 2004 Haitian coup d'état.[2][3] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.[4]

Career

From 1997 to 2002, Latortue served as a development specialist for Development Alternatives Incorporated. From 2003 to 2013, she was the deputy CEO of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. In 2013, she joined the United States Department of the Treasury, serving as principal deputy assistant secretary for international development policy. From 2017 to 2021, she served as the managing director for corporate strategy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She has served as deputy CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation since March 2021.[5]

Biden administration

On August 6, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Latortue to be an assistant secretary of the treasury for international markets within the United States Department of the Treasury.[6] The Senate Banking Committee held hearings on her nomination on September 21, 2021. Latortue was favorably reported out of the committee on October 5, 2021. The entire Senate confirmed Latortue's nomination by voice vote on December 18, 2021.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alexia Latortue, formerly Managing Director, Corporate Strategy at the EBRD". www.ebrd.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ "Mauclair Zephirin Obituary (2009) the Miami Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ "Biography – Gérard Latortue, le 12ème Premier Ministre d'Haïti". Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ "Biden unveils nominees for Treasury, development positions". Reuters. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "PN1021 — Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue — Department of the Treasury 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.