16 Facts About Marie Royce

Marie Royce was nominated by President Donald Trump and was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate.

Marie Royce graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a bachelor of science degree in marketing management and management human resources.

Marie Royce went on to earn an MBA in international business from Georgetown University in 1996.

Marie Royce is a lifetime member of the international honor society Beta Gamma Sigma, which honors academic achievement.

Marie Royce was a faculty member at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Marie Royce served as a private sector appointee on the Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy at the US Department of State.

Marie Royce was selected as an American Council of Young Political Leaders delegate to Hungary and Poland and received the ACYPL Honors Award in 2018.

In 1994, Marie Royce was Cal Poly Pomona's Distinguished Alumna for the College of Business and their Commencement Speaker.

In October 2020, Marie Royce was recognized with an Honorary Doctor Causa from the University of Tirana in Albania.

Marie Royce was recently honored by her high school alma mater, Pomona Catholic, with their Pillar of Scholarship Distinguished Alumna Award.

Marie Royce was honored by the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program part of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, with the Congressional Families Leadership Award, as a longstanding member of the Congressional Families Executive Council and supporter of both program and Foundation-wide events.

In September 2021, Marie Royce was honored with the Career Achievement Award at the 2021 Professional Fraternity Association Conference in Irving, Texas for her service as the former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Marie Royce has been active with the co-ed professional fraternity Pi Sigma Epsilon, one of the 30 fraternal member groups represented by PFA that has collectively initiated 2.5 million members in professional fields.

Marie Royce was selected for her career achievements in the private sector, her philanthropic work at the US Department of State, and her continued involvement over the past 40 years.

In January 2025, Marie Royce was honored with the Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Marie Royce is married to Ed Marie Royce, a former member of the United States House of Representatives.