1. Marisa Lago was born on December 4,1955 and is an American attorney who served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade from 2021 to 2025.
13 Facts About Marisa Lago
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Marisa Lago previously served as director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission from 2017 to 2021.
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Marisa Lago received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the Cooper Union in 1977 and then studied applied mathematics at Brown University for one semester.
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Marisa Lago earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1982.
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From February 1994 to January 1997, Marisa Lago served as director and chief economic development officer for the Boston Redevelopment Authority in Massachusetts.
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In September 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Marisa Lago to serve as assistant secretary for international markets and development.
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Marisa Lago appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in November 2009 and was confirmed by voice vote of the full Senate in February 2010.
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In November 2014, President Obama nominated Marisa Lago to be a deputy trade representative with the rank of ambassador and nominated Wally Adeyemo to replace her as assistant secretary of the treasury.
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Marisa Lago appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance in July 2015 and the committee advanced her nomination to the full Senate in August.
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In January 2017, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Marisa Lago would succeed Carl Weisbrod as director of the Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission.
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In September 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Marisa Lago to be the next under secretary of commerce for international trade.
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Marisa Lago was part of a Biden administration effort in April 2022 to help repair the United States' "strained relations" with Turkey, Axios reported.
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Marisa Lago traveled to Turkey to promote clean energy efforts in the region.