United States President Joseph Biden has confirmed the appointment of Nigerian-born, Ms Enoh Titilayo Ebong as the Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).
Enoh Titilayo Ebong has served as the Acting Director of the agency since her appointment by United States President in February 2021.
Prior to the appointment, she had served in a variety of roles in the agency between 2004 and 2019, including as the Agency’s General Counsel, and Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer.
As the head of the USTDA, Ebong is expected to lead the agency in partnering with the country’s private sector in order to develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in emerging economies.
Ebong grew up in Lagos. Her father, Ime James Ebong, was a Nigerian civil servant who served as permanent secretary, according to reports.
She practised law at the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris and Popeo, P.C., representing public and private companies in public offerings, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions.
The USTDA head earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, a master of arts in communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and a master of arts in History from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ebong’s appointment is the latest Nigerian appointment by President Biden who appointed Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo as deputy secretary of the treasury department.
Biden also appointed Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet as White House counsel and Osaremen Okolo as a member of the presidential COVID-19 response team.
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